• UK - PM Wants To Cap "Junk Degrees" - Education With NO Career Prospect

    From 36J.955@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 16 22:46:46 2023
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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12304961/PM-vows-curb-rip-degrees-Universities-face-cap-students-poor-career-prospects.html

    Rishi Sunak vows to curb 'rip-off' degrees: Universities face
    cap on students accepted on to courses with poor career prospects

    Degrees with high dropout rates and poor employment prospects
    will be limited

    . . .

    Hmmmmmm ... is something like this worth a look
    in the USA ?

    Most big universities in the USA get federal $$$ for
    various programs. It's the Golden Rule here - he who
    provides the gold makes the rules.

    The OTHER place to apply pressure, not quite as overt,
    is in the student loans arena. Going for a degree in
    Comparative Ancient Mesopotamian Basket-Weaving, well,
    NO MONEY FOR YOU. The world needs maybe just two or
    three people expert in that field.

    I'd prefer the second option rather than directly tell
    universities what they will and will not teach.

    And, US POTUS candidates, adding THAT plank to your
    campaign WOULD attract lots of votes.

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