Spending, including at public colleges, has skyrocketed over the last 20 years.
e.g. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/most-americans-dont-r...
https://www.statista.com/statistics/184069/federal-funds-for....
My argument is that defunding isn't doing anything to combat the higher ed corruption. It's hurting students and leading to folks (rightfully) questioning the value of college. This leads to a society that isn't educated and makes it difficult to compete globally.
Would love if we could have public pressure to both fix higher ed corruption and also fund public schools as an investment in America's future (and maybe even self defense).
It's because state funding has become a small fraction of total income for many universities. It sounds counter-intuitive but giving universities more money will not solve the cost problem. University spending is out of control