Or how about we give people the voluntary choice to participate, or not participate, in these efforts?
That way those that prefer more expensive forms of education, can be free to do that and pay for it, and those who don't, don't have to do so.
That way those that prefer more expensive forms of education, can be free to do that and pay for it, and those who don't, don't have to do so.
(Hint, we have some attempts to answer this question, and it suggests that college is a private good with a value that is mostly in signaling rather than skill acquisition, and casts some doubt on whether high school really meets the criteria)