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Monday, December 12, 2016

Fat Pensions and Dubious Results at California Community Colleges

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Among progressive politicians, community colleges have recently taken on an iconic status. These are the scrappy institutions battling income inequality one mind at a time – helping lift underprivileged young strivers into the middle class. The result has been a drive to subsidize these schools, often without regard to their cost-effectiveness. Among the beneficiaries are retired community college administrators, who receive annual pensions upwards of $300,000.

Last year, the Obama Administration started a campaign to make community college free, dispatching Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden to promote the idea in California. During the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton echoed the president’s commitment, while Bernie Sanders doubled down, proposing to make all two-year and four-year public colleges tuition free........ Continue Reading

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