Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ The Case for a Universal Basic Income in the Time of COVID-19

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This might not seem to have anything to do with education, but I invite you to think about what it would mean for learning and development if we had, on the one hand, a universal basic income, and on the other hand, free and open access to courses and other learning resources. In this way, education would cease to be reserved for those who are privileged, but instead would become available to everyone who wanted to learn. Would there still be challenges, issues with equity, and hurdles to overcome? Absolutely. But would it be an enormous advance over the current system? Without a doubt.

Today: 0 Total: 22 [Direct link] [Share]


Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
stephen@downes.ca

Copyright 2024
Last Updated: Dec 25, 2024 08:27 a.m.

Canadian Flag Creative Commons License.

Force:yes