August 7, 2008 — vol. 43, no 52
Roving Camera
What should be done to make a college education affordable?
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First [help] the individual through fellowship grants and lastly [through] loans, because you only appreciate what you work for. |
Frank Williams Computer Teacher Boston |
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Offer more scholarships to students. Offer more opportunities for students to pay while they go. | Courtney Boston Radio Personality Mattapan |
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Cut the Defense Department budget and allocate more money to the Education Department. | Kenneth “Skip” Goines Tennis Instructor Mattapan |
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We may not be able to make it more affordable, but it should be more accessible. | Kerry Boyd Administration Office Jamaica Plain |
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Take the cigarettes and gas taxes and put them toward the cost of college education. | Karen Agnew Personal Care Assistant Salem |
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As part of reparations, the U.S. government should provide grants for black students who are serious about continuing their higher education, and other institutions in this country should participate in this process as a way of supporting future black leaders. | Rodney Muhammad Minister Dorchester |
