The problem isn't grade inflation, it's that most of the value of a college degree is in being able to tell people that you have it. This has lead to degree inf

The problem isn't grade inflation, it's that most of the value of a college degree is in being able to tell people that you have it. This has lead to degree inflation - jobs that used to require a high school degree are increasingly requiring a college one instead. People are spending more time in school for zero-sum positional advantages. Mucking about with the details of schooling is going to change little, we need a combination of reforms that reduce the importance of graduating from a "good" school with an earned degree. My suggestion: 1. "Don't ask, don't tell" for degree status of job applicants. 2. National exam-based standards for competency-based certificates. 3. Remove federal guarantees for student loans. 4. Expanded forgiveness programs for outstanding student loans.