CLASS DISMISSED: Community college proven beneficial
Even with the University’s relatively low price tag of $5,678 for the average full-time student, Miami Dade College’s average full-time student only pays $3,074, according to collegeboard.com.
In essence, these students saved over $5,000 while getting equal education over a two year period.
CLASS DISMISSED: Education on loans crucial
By: Jasmyn Elliott/Columnist With so many students racking up college debt, it is imperative that, when it comes to the stark differences between federal and private student loans, we “know before we owe.” Well, at least two Democratic senators think so. Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Tom Harkin of Iowa composed the Know Before You Owe Act of 2012, which would require all institutions to educate their students on the difference between federal and student loans so students can make an informed decision when it comes time to borrow money for school. Furthermore, the bill would require the school to assess the borrower’s enrollment status, cost of attendance and federal aid package, if any,…
Class Dismissed: Student expansion surpasses faculty
Even so, I commend the University for trying to get around this in a variety of cost-effective ways.
According to Ferlito’s article, Thomas Breslin, chairman of the Faculty Senate at the University, is proposing a revised class schedule to ease the strain.
CLASS DISMISSED: Prayer makes its way into the pep rally
As for non-believers, this law poses a threat to their rights too. Our First Amendment doesn’t just give all of us freedom to practice any religion; it also gives us freedom from practicing religion. Therefore, these students may also become marginalized, even targeted for their lack of faith.
At the very the least, they will be forced into a highly uncomfortable position should the overwhelming majority of their peers bow their heads in prayer during a required school assembly.
Granted, if any student – or teacher, for that matter – doesn’t want to take part in an assembly where spiritual content is included, they reserve the right to simply walk out.
However, in my experience, it isn’t that easy. In high school, I was subjected to a mandatory “surprise assembly” in which there was religious content that I didn’t agree with at the time.
In theory, I could have simply walked out.
CLASS DISMISSED: Budget cuts affecting public testing
Our public education is supposed to set us apart from developing nations, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, who must pay out of pocket to give their children a basic education, much to the chagrin of their underprivileged citizens.
We may have to join the ranks of these ones if we continue to foot students and their parents with the bill.
CLASS DISMISSED: School violence still a major issue
On Feb. 27, 17-year-old T.J. Lane opened fire in a cafeteria full of students at Chardon High School, killing three students and injuring two others and leaving an indelible painful mark on all who witnessed it. Interestingly, Lane wasn’t even a student at Chardon.
