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> There was a time (1970-80) when work-study programs earning decent minimum-wages helped lower that barrier. But over time, the minimum wages failed to go up .
by clipsy 1y ago
> There was a time (1970-80) when work-study programs earning decent minimum-wages helped lower that barrier. But over time, the minimum wages failed to go up ... and the once widely-available scholarships were not renewed.
I would note here that -- in addition to the minimum wage not increasing -- the cost of higher education increased substantially faster than inflation or median wage.
- 8bitsrule 1y agoYes. And I'd note that the cost increased while the number of administrators in many schools... not the number of professors ... was steadily on the rise. Rather like the large gains in weight many people experienced in that same period.