Let's Really Throw Open Doors to Higher Education

[U.S. Department of Educat]

This op-ed by Secretary Spellings appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

More... (http://www.ed.gov/news/opeds/edit/2006/09282006.html)

[LilOne1989]

The part that scares me the most is that they actually paid a lot of money to have someone come up with those facts and opinions. I could have told them the same thing for free. All you have to do is look around the neighborhood where I live and you know exactly what the obstacles are to higher education. It really amazes me that they spend so much money to do studies on issues that they already know the answers to.

[ladygirl99]

I agreed and I really don't understand either why would they willing to pay someone money when they can easily get folks to tell it like it is without the cost.

[tater03]

Maybe I am wrong, but couldn't they have gotten the same information from the parents that are paying to have their kids go to college. Or for that matter the actual students. Just my take on what I read.