http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-59260 Dale Westrick Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:32:36 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/2006/09/29/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-59260 My wife and I raised 7 children and they all graduated from major universities. There degrees were 3 engineers 1 teacher 1 physician assistant 1 supply chain management and 1 in marketing. The house hold income was never over $40.000 a year. I give a lot credit for this to my wife of 41 years she was willing to go without a lot of the things that a lot of people consider necessaties. It takes more than money to educated a child it takes education from home. My wife and I raised 7 children and they all graduated from major universities. There degrees were 3 engineers 1 teacher 1 physician assistant 1 supply chain management and 1 in marketing. The house hold income was never over $40.000 a year. I give a lot credit for this to my wife of 41 years she was willing to go without a lot of the things that a lot of people consider necessaties. It takes more than money to educated a child it takes education from home.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15452 Steve Wei Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:32:40 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/2006/09/29/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15452 But i do have to agree, that the cost of college in this state has skyrocketed in recent years and seem to be going up faster than inflation. Why is that? i would love to see where the costs are in large colleges to find out what they are spending their state aid, tuition, grants, and investment on. But i do have to agree, that the cost of college in this state has skyrocketed in recent years and seem to be going up faster than inflation. Why is that? i would love to see where the costs are in large colleges to find out what they are spending their state aid, tuition, grants, and investment on.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15451 Steve Wei Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:29:58 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/2006/09/29/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15451 I dont know. i have cousins in college now and it seems to me they have more options and better guidance than ever before when i was in school in the 80s. And besides that, isnt our state putting people into retraining right now that have lost jobs? In fact one of my friends at church is going back to school to go into healthcare and he was laid off from manufacturing after about 10-12 yrs in it. And he has some of his school paid for by displaced worker programs. I dont know. i have cousins in college now and it seems to me they have more options and better guidance than ever before when i was in school in the 80s.
And besides that, isnt our state putting people into retraining right now that have lost jobs?
In fact one of my friends at church is going back to school to go into healthcare and he was laid off from manufacturing after about 10-12 yrs in it. And he has some of his school paid for by displaced worker programs.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15421 Walter Grace Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:16:51 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/2006/09/29/priced-out-of-progress-michigan-must-improve-its-s-failing-grades-for-college-affordability/#comment-15421 It's surprsing that so few people in the 25 to 49 age range are retraining, but back in the day (the 1990's) a trade was supposed to be the way to go. I was wrong and ended up seeing my wages drop by 50% in 1996. We lost everything as a result. Now I'm back in school, antcipating the day when I can work at something I want to do, not just something I can do. Times are changing, and we need to change ourselves. Government is either unable, or unwilling to help, and employers are not in the business of education for the most part. It's surprsing that so few people in the 25 to 49 age range are retraining, but back in the day (the 1990's) a trade was supposed to be the way to go. I was wrong and ended up seeing my wages drop by 50% in 1996. We lost everything as a result. Now I'm back in school, antcipating the day when I can work at something I want to do, not just something I can do. Times are changing, and we need to change ourselves. Government is either unable, or unwilling to help, and employers are not in the business of education for the most part.

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