There definitely needs to be some sort of government-imposed improvement on the cost of higher education. In many European countries, university is free; if only we in the US could do something like that. However, I'm pessimistic about that ever being possible, because 'Murricans hate the idea of paying for anyone else in any way, even if it's only like $12/month from them for everyone in the country to get an education. (BTW, that figure comes from my recent calculations during conversations with folks about the recent student loan forgiveness announcement.)
Basically, an educated society is better for everyone, but people in the US are generally selfish and childish enough to get actively angry if they're asked to help other people be more educated... or to help other people for any reason. It's like most Americans, or at least the most vocal, live in a society but think they are isolated from the world on a self-sustaining desert island or something.