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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by shados on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:32PM (#14965324)
And this hurts the people they're trying to help. If you devalue highschool to the point you need another 4 years to prove you have the basics, anyone who's doesn't the privileged to wait that extra 4 years is that much more screwed.
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by defined on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:05AM (#14966183)
Perhaps devaluation explains the trend towards requiring ever-higher degrees (Masters and PhD) in jobs that once were satisfied with a Bachelors.
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