I'm unable to read the article, but there's a whole lot of blame to go around. Everyone is supposed to go to college, regardless if that is the right choice fo

I'm unable to read the article, but there's a whole lot of blame to go around. Everyone is supposed to go to college, regardless if that is the right choice for them. They're told they can only do this as fresh graduates from high school, even if they do not have any idea what they want to do with the rest of their lives. They're told this is the only way to a middle class or better lifestyle, there are no alternatives. They're told that this is a path to a middle class lifestyle and if you follow this path, you will be successful. We equate education with job and career success. College costs have gone up dramatically, because it's (in my opinion) an inelastic good (no matter what the cost, if this is the way to a nice life, you need to pay it.) We're asking 18 year olds, who all too often have very little understanding what loans actually mean to go into long term debt without fully realizing the consequences. We have under-invested in our education system at all levels. We're grossly underpaying teachers. Our schools are focused solely on putting butts in seats over actual education, because that's what they are judged off and rewarded for. This means that "school should be fun." (I agree, school should be fun). But not in the sense of "we spent more money on sports and entertainment than actually investing in things that benefit education." Our schools are becoming diploma mills where it's about throughput, not actual education. Class sizes and online classes are increasing. Online classes are (again, in my opinion) arguably some of the worst systems of education I've ever seen. But that's becoming the norm, not the exception (see "Butts in Seats" above.) A large part of our society seems to no longer value education, which since we're talking about the perceived value of something, makes quite a bit of difference. I think that hits the low points. Who's at fault? I'd argue we all are to some lesser or greater degree. How do we fix it? All I'll say is good luck.