Is there a US "Lost Generation" who Cannot Afford A Globally Competitive Education? [View all]

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In the sciences.. Meaning what it takes to get a good job, which often involves at least several years of grad school, one or two advanced degrees.. postdocs, publishing papers, etc.

And even then, many don't make it. It seems the only way to address this is to do what it takes to make education free, which is the exact opposite of current US policy.

And by saying that I DO NOT MEAN globalizing academis such that millions of CURRENT would be academics lose their jobs or can never get hired.. Maybe that superficially seems like a 'solution' but it will eliminate the incentive to attempt to get that far, the current path will likely have the opposite effect that they claim to want, further reducing the number of students getting the education they would need.