Nali izindaba zakho ezingezona izindaba noma ukukhanya: Iningi labaphothule ekolishi liphuma esikoleni nesikweletu semalimboleko yabafundi. Namuhla, cishe amaphesenti angama-70 abafundi abaphothule ekolishi baphuma esikoleni beboshelwe isikweletu esiphakathi kuka-$29,400. Hlola le mephu ukuze ubone izinombolo zezikweletu zabafundi esifundeni sakho (ngaphandle kwaseNyakatho Dakota naseHawaii).
Nansi imibiko yezindaba okungenzeka ukuthi ubungayazi: Kungabiza kancane kuhulumeni ukwenza wonke amanyuvesi omphakathi angabi namali yokufunda kunaleyo uhulumeni ayichitha emfundweni ephakeme.
Indaba yangempela.
Lesi esinye sezizathu esenze ukuthi kusukela phakathi nemini ngoLwesihlanu abantu abacela ku-30,000 base besayine isicelo yethulwe nguJeff Bryant, umhleli we Inethiwekhi Yamathuba Ezemfundo Iwebhusayithi kanye nephephabhuku, icela uMongameli Obama kanye neCongress ukuthi "benze uhlelo lokwenza ikolishi lomphakathi lingafundi lutho."
Nakhu ukuthi kungani lokho kunengqondo. Namuhla, uhulumeni usebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-69 ngonyaka ekusizeni abafundi abaswele kakhulu. Ngokusho kwe I-New America Foundation, cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-36 asetshenziselwa izibonelelo zemfundo ephakeme (njengohlelo lwe-Pell Grant), amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-32 wemali engenayo ayalahleka ngamakhredithi entela, ukukhululwa nokudonswa kwemali, futhi cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1 asetshenziswa ezinhlelweni zikahulumeni zokufunda umsebenzi. Izindleko zawo wonke amanyuvesi omphakathi? $62.6 billion. Lowo umehluko wamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6.4 phakathi kwalokho iMelika eyisebenzisayo ukusiza abafundi bayo abaswele kakhulu kanye nezindleko zawo wonke amakolishi omphakathi ehlangene.
Isikweletu semalimboleko yabafundi akuwona umqondo ongaqondakali wabafundi abaningi abathweswe iziqu. Abafundi abalindelekile kufanele bakucabangele lokhu ngaphambi kokubhalisa, futhi kuyingqinamba enkulu kubo lapho bephothula. Njengomuntu osanda kuphothula ekolishi, ngibe nezingxoxo zokubolekwa kwabafundi nabangane okwadingeka bathathe imali mboleko enkulu kunami. Ukukhokha imali mboleko yabafundi kubaluleke kakhulu kunezinye izindleko lapho izikweletu zifika. Isikweletu sidala ingcindezi engadingekile, futhi njengoba abantu baseMelika abaningi bedonsa kanzima, ikakhulukazi izinkulungwane zeminyaka, ukuhambisa kabusha imali esesisetshenziswe emfundweni kunganciphisa lokhu kukhathazeka futhi kuvumele abathweswe iziqu ukuthi bashaye phansi.
ICongress ithumele isikweletu sika-$1.1 trillion omnibus kuMongameli Obama ngoLwesine ebusuku. Kuleyo thriliyoni engu-$1.1, cishe amabhiliyoni angama-$23 aye ohlelweni lwe-Pell Grant. Lezi zibonelelo, kanye nezibonelelo ezifana nayo, zinikeza isisekelo sokuxhasa abafundi abaningi ukuthi baye ekolishi. Kodwa kuthiwani uma esikhundleni sokunikeza isizumbulu semali kwabanye abafundi, yonke imali yokufunda yanoma yimuphi umfundi owayefuna ukuya ekolishi lomphakathi ikhokhiwe? Inkululeko ezovulwa yilolu hlelo ayikwazi ukweqiwa, futhi ucabange ukuthi yini ezokwenzeka lapho abafundi kungadingeki basekele izinqumo zabo zemfundo ekusaseni elingaqinisekile.
Uma ungathanda ukubona uhulumeni egcina imali encane ngenkathi ekhulula umthwalo wezikweletu ezigidini zabafundi abangaphansi kwe-American, sayina lesi sicelo.
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