It is time to free the future of this country from crushing debt. Our country needs to offer the same level of education for free as 20 plus countries in the world currently do. Education to become a contributing member of this society should not cost hundreds of thousands of dollars leaving the student in crushing debt as soon as they enter the working world. As a mother of two who has 80,000 in debt for an English degree, I speak for my children and their future. Make higher education up to a Bachelors Degree free.
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College shouldn’t be “free” per se. But universities need to be held accountable in producing graduates with the knowledge and skills needed.
A possible solution is for universities to not charge tuition. However, once a student graduates and lands a job, a certain small percentage of their income is automatically taken out of their paycheck and goes directly back to the university - for the graduate’s entire working career.
This way, universities have a vested interest in only offering marketable degrees.
This approach has flaws and loopholes, but the point is, universities currently aren’t held accountable for putting young adults tens of thousands of dollars in debt for effectively worthless degrees.