That's not necessarily true if it means that more Americans are pursuing skills-based training instead of college. Many of our vacant jobs do not have a college program to prepare for them [1]. Valuing education doesn't mean you need to chase ever-increasing college enrollment numbers, especially if you are unable to provide every college graduate with a matching job.

[1] https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/22/help-wanted-americans-don... (featured on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14651019)