Why taxpayers should support university educations

<p>I think that we’re on the cusp of an educational transformation with online courses and new ways of delivering content. I think that pouring money into maintaining the status quo will merely postpone the inevitable. I’m excited about the ability of online education with live streaming lectures and message boards and blackboard to bring ongoing education to workers no matter where they are. Right now many undergraduate and graduate degree online courses and programs from brick and mortar universities actually cost more than in house tuitions (due to technology fee addons), but this should drop in the future if incentives are not given to maintain the status quo.</p>