In June 2023, the US Supreme court made a landmark decision effectively banning the use of affirmative action policies at the nation’s top colleges and universities.
The solution should have been, and still should be, fixing access to schools at the K-12 level. I’m a huge proponent of school choice, but unfortunately that usually ends up just meaning wealthier people get to choose and poorer people get stuck with whatever has bus service.
So my solution is:
get rid of school buses entirely in larger cities
require cities in larger schools to ensure mass transit exists to all schools in the city
provide free transit passes to all students in the city
allow students to select their schools with the guidance of a school counselor if parents choose to not get involved
allow schools to offer apprenticeship programs during the last two years of K-12 school in lieu of a college-track program
allow college debt to be discharged in bankruptcy
This would hopefully do a few things:
give kids some control over their education
provide flexibility for kids who decide they college isn’t for them
allow a reset of college ends up not working out for them
The goal shouldn’t be getting as many kids into college as possible, but preparing kids for the workforce and post-education life. College is certainly a good path for many, but also it’s not for everyone, and the education system should reflect that.
The solution should have been, and still should be, fixing access to schools at the K-12 level. I’m a huge proponent of school choice, but unfortunately that usually ends up just meaning wealthier people get to choose and poorer people get stuck with whatever has bus service.
So my solution is:
This would hopefully do a few things:
The goal shouldn’t be getting as many kids into college as possible, but preparing kids for the workforce and post-education life. College is certainly a good path for many, but also it’s not for everyone, and the education system should reflect that.