Dan Matt

  • In states where paddling is most common, black girls were paddled more than twice as often as white girls.      • Boys are three times as likely to be paddled as girls.      • Special education kids were more likely to be paddled.

In rural Drew, Miss., Nickolaus Luckett still remembers the paddlings he got in fifth and seventh grades. One happened when he called a teacher by her first name, the other when a classmate said, wrongly, that he threw a spitball.

"The use of corporal punishment is associated almost overwhelmingly with negative effects, and that it increases children's problem behavior over time," Gershoff said.

on average, from $172 to $1,096 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees, depending on the type of college.

—$35,000 or

It would divert public funds from other needs such as law enforcement, infrastructure and so forth. There are many other needs which should come first, such as providing health care to all American, or improving public schools. In addition, it would cause to raise our taxes again and again to fund college education. Consequently, it would affect all taxpayers whether or not they benefit from the use of the funds.

there any relief in sight?

The Real Cost of College Most students don't pay the retail price for college; they pay a discounted rate, thanks to financial aid packages, which have kept pace pretty well with tuition increases. When grants and other non-loan student

aid are factored in, the net cost of college—what students and their parents actually paid to be educated—rose less than 5% for most students

You may already be aware that in California and many other states, Indiana for instance, the state constitution requires that state universities be free of tuition for residents of the state. So why do most of us still have to pay? Well in California, in 1965, the process began of creating "fees." Not "tuition" but fees.

With the cost of college rising, many have asked a central question: Is a college education worth the cost? The answer, when looking at information gathered from a number of surveys, is definitely yes. The central factor that makes college—even at inflated prices—worth it is the ability of graduates to enter higher work "zones," as defined by the U.S. government. The lower work zones pay the least and are filled primarily by non-college graduates. The highest zones provide the highest incomes and are filled primarily by college graduates. As long as a student is able to borrow minimal funds ($20,000), college easily remains a worthwhile value.

Higher education levels are especially critical for low-income students who may need to turn to loans in order to meet unmet need. The majority of low-income, minority students tend to live in urban areas where zone 5 jobs are available, according to the report. For example, in Washington, D.C., more than 15 percent of all jobs are at zone 5 level, meaning that they require a high level of education, experience, and skills. More than 75 percent of zone 5 job holders in D.C. have at least a bachelor's degree. But the report notes that ironically, those zone 5 jobs are almost entirely inaccessible to D.C.'s public school

A free for all education would give all the students a equal chance to pursue higher studies , independent of their economic background and enabling merit to become the sole criteria