often have far more progressive education systems and offer free and or cheap post secondary education.

Imagine that, if people don't have to work 40 hours a week while going to school (and or they can go to school full time without worrying about how in the hell they're going to repay tens of thousands in loans) they're more likely to go and finish.

It's a novel concept the US might want to focus on. 

F*ng Ronald Reagan ended the last free college in the US as Governor of CA in the 60's.  I believe there was some free college in NY as well, and Thomas Jefferson originally founded the Univ. Of VA to be free of tuition.

He believed someone's financial background shouldn't determine their ability to be educated (damn crazy lib, what a horrible idea).

by Tom Hanc on 04/18/2008 01:26:52 AM EST

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