Blue Streak Science Podcast

From kindergarten through 12th grade every child in the United States has the right to attend school free of charge. But should we have a right to a college education? I assert that every child and every person has the right to higher education. This year President Obama proposed to make community college free for many students. But even this small, incremental step toward free education has virtually no chance in the harsh reality of a do-nothing Congress. Still, I do believe that opening the topic for discussion is beneficial. After all, we will one day return to having a Congress who puts the interests of the people first. It will happen. Why would we even want to foot the bill for higher education? It’s expensive and what benefit would it confer on the betterment of American society? Per capita income rises sharply in regions that have a higher rate of college graduates. This means better and higher paying jobs, higher property values, lower crime, lower rates of incarceration and the associated expenses