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this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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Knowing the internet lore on a similarly spelled word makes this a bit awkward.
Free college doesn’t necessarily fix the problem if you don’t also address the massive inequalities in the K-12 education system.
You need both, because free doesn't mean you're automatically let in. If someone is overseeing who is let into public schools, then there needs to be something there to combat racism.
I mean, why not? If post secondary is necessary to get most good jobs these days why not simply roll it into the already existing public system and provide it to all? You could include trade school as well for people more inclined in that direction.
I think the college you go to is a gatekeeper and that's its primary function (well that, an free sports players). An employer wants to know if you have the necessary skills to do the job, and where you went tells them if that's true. This happens at high schools in our area too, because those tell the colleges which ones to let in. It's a nepotism, money and influence gatekeeper. I'm not sure you'll ever get rid of it because it's so baked in. Not to say you shouldn't try.
Getting into a public university in the USA is generally pretty easy. Even if you don't meet their criteria, you can usually get in at a community college to build up enough credits to transfer.
Yeah, not true if you want to get into a prestigious college at the university you want to go to. I would say that it happens, but it's not a "generally" thing.