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Don’t forget our community colleges, which are perhaps even more impactful. Even an average student can go to school and later transfer to a CSU or a UC. Beyond a standard 4 year degree, they also help with getting younger students ahead and older ones continuing their education.

Of course! My mom was a transfer director at a community college for many years... I saw how many people transformed their lives through community college.

It's not clear how the parent post blames this on "economic stratification" when siblings in highschool have the same economic status because of their parents.

His sister just went to a different better school.

He was making a broader observation of how the classes did so much different when it came down to simply where the people were at.

And his sister may also have worked harder or simply been smarter than him.

Good point, and one which is seldom mentioned. States like Georgia could learn a lot from states like California