Rather than relying on raising prices, the UWS system should focus on reforms that reduce the cost of a degree and improve access for all prospective students from high schoolers to mid career professionals. That means Streamlining bureaucracy, eliminating redundant offerings across the system and directing existing dollars to ensure students can succeed and graduate in four years or less. It also means making the universities more responsive to the needs of students and employers. Students deserve educational options that align with the careers employers are seeking to fill and and allow them to get into that workforce faster. (00:34–00:44)
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Asserts that streamlining bureaucracy and eliminating redundancies can help students graduate in four years or less.
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