Samhain
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No such mandates should be given. The proper role for policy would be to maximize opportunities and incentives for students to attend and complete college while reducing incentives for alternatives. For example, the formula for financial aid for students who choose to attend a four-year college could be more generous than any assistance for non-college alternatives. Part of the evaluation of secondary school systems could be based not just on the percentage of students who go on to college, but also the percentages who complete their college education in 4 and 6 years benchmarked against peer schools (similar socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, etc.).
The former would be a federal approach. The latter would be more of a state-based approach. Those are just two examples and they fall far short of the broad range of reforms that could be introduced with the overall goal of increasing college attendance and timely attainment of a college degree.
If everyone has a college degree, then what's the point?
Reminds me of some good graffiti