[GulliverSwift]

I don't think that will ever be feasible to remove the gov't funding of schools. Any pol who tried to do such a thing would be even less popular than one who raised taxes 25%.

The ridiculous notion that college education is absolutely essential to have a good life is so engrained in people, they'd throw a fit if someone dared change things up a little. Nowadays, college educations are worth even less. In many ways, half of today's undergraduate curriculum is devoted to bringing students up to the level of a former high school graduate.

[GulliverSwift]

I blame it on the GI bill which really ruined our higher education system by allowing people to get into college who really weren't up to it. That, and all these wasteful student loans which actually make the prices higher. Can't forget the terrible practice of draining millions on athletic programs, too.

Intercollegiate athletics were originally supposed to be fun way of competing against other schools, not as a revenue source (usually it's the opposite) or a recruitment device. School should be about academics. Unfortunately, many parents don't understand this and thus a lot of leftist indoctrination goes unchecked.

[Cathryn Crawford]

You could be right. It is an idea.