The global economy has changed, the world technology has changed, and our educational needs have changed. Anybody here really think that a high school degree is all kids need today? Most people don't. In America today, a college degree is the equivalent in many ways of what a high school degree was a generation ago. Today, the median worker with a bachelor's degree will earn over a million dollars more in their career than that same worker with just a high school diploma. (04:51–04:58)
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Asserts that a college degree today is equivalent to a high school degree from a generation ago in terms of necessity.
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