A fascinating piece from The Atlantic:
The Atlantic
piece touches upon many of the challenges facing the American higher education system. One way to frame the issues discussed in
the above noted article is to consider a simple yet fundamentally important question – Is
college education a public good? Are there positive externalities associated with college
education? Does the overall societal benefit exceed the sum of individual benefits
associated with tertiary education? If so, it might make sense to consider
public funding for higher education.