Yesterday....I was reading a piece.....they now believe....around 34-percent of applicants to California's Community College system....were 'phantom-students'....mean they were faked-up....registered in the system (for 2024).
This an effort to 'scam' millions of dollars in state and federal financial aid? Well....it's not explained too well by anyone.
A number of California residents commented after this came out....over the past decade, they'd all seen improvements in theaters, sports facilities, and libraries (massive construction projects). The odds of the scam going on for an entire decade? Well....it makes you wonder.
What I find odd? Well....UC acceptance rates for California community college transfer students (potentially, phantom-students as well) to UCLA, Berkeley and other UC campuses in 2024 and 2025....soared. The 'bump'? 28-to-41 percent UP.
So you can imagine yourself.....junior instructor for such-and-such community college....22 students on your list, and average showing up for class....12 of them. So you reference this to the 'staff', and they tell you to accept this. Or maybe you have a at-home class....with homework done by chat-AI....with one guy covering five fake students.
An investigation? Well....normally....no. But if fed-money fed into this....yeah, there will be an investigation, and some 'Oswald' will be the fall-guy.
The real blame here? I hate to suggest it....but you can find people exiting California even a decade ago.....so the population shift has occurred, and the community college system should have shrunk by 10-to-20 percent....but they could not bear to admit this.
My guess:
ReplyDeleteThe scams account for approximately 6,420% of GDP.
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Is it possible the entire country is vaporware?
That'd be my guess.
Various scams lead one to wonder if the 2030 Census worries are maxing out now, and that California is fearful that 20-percent of the 2020 population may exit the state. Just out of the LA fire stuff....I'd take a guess that near 40-percent of those affected....won't stay in LA, or California for that matter.
ReplyDeleteUnless they get wise and reduce the need for insurance. They could build with fire-resistant material such as concrete and steel.
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An aside:
I think every wood structure requires a warning label:
* !!! Used as intended, this product may cause death and disfigurement !!!
A lot of people don't care about dying, but who wants to go around without ears and a nose.