There are a ton of reasons for these rising costs.
I know people who study this specifically and I’ve learned a lot from them that has informed my own policies.
The most significant reason is that, in the 80s, we all elected to collectively abandon the social contract and defund education at the state level to move the burden to the individual student.
The truth is the one most important reason for this phenomenon is that we, as a society, do not value education. (Well, ymmv, I’m in the US.)
I know people who study this specifically and I’ve learned a lot from them that has informed my own policies.
The most significant reason is that, in the 80s, we all elected to collectively abandon the social contract and defund education at the state level to move the burden to the individual student.
The truth is the one most important reason for this phenomenon is that we, as a society, do not value education. (Well, ymmv, I’m in the US.)