It’s not clear how founding a new college would solve the underlying issue here, which is a demand for educational prestige. There’s plenty of community colleges in the US anyway and most of them are not that bad, the issue is that they’re not perceived as ‘prestigious’ compared to e.g. the Ivy League.
The prestige the ivies have in the eyes of the families of Irvington is misplaced. Anything to promote that community’s pride in itself, rather than investment in a declining institution, is probably a win.
Winning within the rules is obviously taking a toll, the prize isn’t really worth it, so exit is an option, and in my opinion, it isn’t a bad one.
It’s not clear how founding a new college would solve the underlying issue here, which is a demand for educational prestige. There’s plenty of community colleges in the US anyway and most of them are not that bad, the issue is that they’re not perceived as ‘prestigious’ compared to e.g. the Ivy League.
The prestige the ivies have in the eyes of the families of Irvington is misplaced. Anything to promote that community’s pride in itself, rather than investment in a declining institution, is probably a win.
Winning within the rules is obviously taking a toll, the prize isn’t really worth it, so exit is an option, and in my opinion, it isn’t a bad one.