<p>Those kind of posts, where a person says “the student is still getting a great deal even if the state is supporting to school less” really bother me. Because yes, there’s the superficial argument about how much the student is actually paying, but then there is the deeper argument in which this financial action speaks to society’s or a government’s priorities.</p>
<p>When I see posts such as this about state schools (they’ve been popping up a lot on forums and in newspapers), it’s not the $500 or $1000 increase that bothers me, it’s the way in which states are distributing their budgets. Education is getting the short end of the stick. That’s the frustrating problem.</p>
<p>While it’s understandable that in times of recession and economic difficulty cuts will be made. I get this. It’s just a shame that education has to take a hit for this. I’m one of those people who always thinks that education is the most important thing, given that, as cliche as it sounds, the children our our future. Instead, states seem to allocate exorbitant amounts of money into other sectors and services. (This ultimately turns into a rant on how the government spends our taxes, haha).</p>
<p>But, in sum, I don’t think the public education sector should be facing cuts that would 1. make the cost of education more difficult for an deserving student or that would 2. indicate that education is not a top priority in our society.</p>