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In reply to the discussion: Why has the US made the arbitrary decision to fund public education only till Grade 12? [View all]

Tanuki

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2. Tennessee has a program to fund 2 years of post-high school education
Reply to pnwmom (Original post)
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 12:02 AM
Jan 2020

at state community colleges and 2-year technical schools. Brookings Institute made some observations about it last year:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2019/05/06/five-things-to-know-about-the-tennessee-promise-scholarship/amp/

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Why has the US made the arbitrary decision to fund public education only till Grade 12? [View all] pnwmom Jan 2020 OP
It is odd. mwooldri Jan 2020 #1
Tennessee has a program to fund 2 years of post-high school education Tanuki Jan 2020 #2
there is a lot of tax money going into community colleges. mopinko Jan 2020 #3
Because soldiers don't need a college degree to be sent off to die. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #4
Never been in the Army, I see jmowreader Jan 2020 #7
Agree, it needs to go farther. Even in my red state, their are grants available, local Hoyt Jan 2020 #5
By limiting education, people can limit the social and economic mobility of others. LonePirate Jan 2020 #6
KnR Hekate Jan 2020 #8
Because this was originally a largely agrarian society, and we haven't gotten past that. eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #9
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