tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post8029742828602475730..comments2024-03-20T22:55:32.772-07:00Comments on Valley Economy: Does Equality of Opportunity Study Suggest Community College Should Be Free?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-83237041463565470672017-02-14T13:06:37.687-08:002017-02-14T13:06:37.687-08:00Absolutely. I actually deleted some discussion of...Absolutely. I actually deleted some discussion of the importance in differing selectivity and student attributes other than parental income, because the post was getting long. Not every students goal is to make a lot of money in their 30's either, there are many measures of success.<br /><br />My main point is that one can't conclude community college should be free from the data and study referenced by the op-ed author.<br />Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-63596099627849506532017-02-14T12:49:18.596-08:002017-02-14T12:49:18.596-08:00Seems like there is some substantial selection bia...Seems like there is some substantial selection bias, no?<br /><br />The 3.6% of low income students attending Stanford are very different than the 18% who attend San Joaquin Delta, even if their incomes are similar. It's hardly surprising that they typically do better economically. They'd probably still do better economically even if their schools were switched.<br /><br />I'd suggest looking at the share of students moving from the bottom quintile to any of the top three quintiles would be a much more meaningful metric, in line with the goals and values of community colleges.Devinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864841767399887932noreply@blogger.com