[justherefortart]

Maybe since college is the new High School we should fund colleges completely.

I'm pretty sure my local high schools cost of administration haven't gone up 237% like colleges the last 20 or so years.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-co...

[darkerside]

Devil's advocate, but maybe that's why college has become the new high school?

[mijamo]

Not really, that phenomenon is hlobal, as observed everywhere in the developed world. It has mote yo do with competition to get jobs for young people.

[darkerside]

In a complex system there are multiple reasons for every event. I'd say these are both factors. Globalization and driving force of capitalism is the context, and proportional investment in primary education is an obvious step that we're not taking.