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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The college income premium is shrinking and thanks the the enormous cost of college and the debt requires, the wealth premium is shrinking even faster.

https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2021/january/college-degrees-more-wealth

I think  the "everyone needs to go to college" mantra goes away and more people start to focus on cost it will either come down or expensive schools will have even more exaggerated barbell distributions as the middle and upper middle class opt for more affordable options [/quote]

we need to return to offering more VoTech options in HS---let the kids who would do better on a HVAC/Electrical/AutoMechanics/Etc explore those options for half their days in HS.  Stop making them take thru Algebra 2 and let them take a more practical Statistics/math class that they might actually use (an intensive course in excel and stats perhaps).  They kids would be happier, better self esteem and more importantly starting on a path to what they ultimately will do.  
We need people in these areas and not everyone is college material.  Many kids are frustrated in HS with the academics and would do much better with hands on courses like this.  If they did this, then they might be 1 year of training away from a great job when they graduate HS

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If they can't figure out basic Algebra 2, they can't figure out basic stats either. Schools have "how to use a computer" classes, but the tech changes faster han curriculum can.

Also VoTech and carrer-oriented Dual Enrollment programs exist and are available to people who want them. 
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