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Thinking beyond 'college for all'

Education reformers are right to promote college as a logical extension of high school, but they — we — should beware of getting boxed in a corner.

Simplistic reading of policy rhetoric about college readiness has inspired a backlash. Some point out that not everyone wants to go to college. True. Others hint darkly that not every student is college material. Not so true. Unless there are serious cognitive and developmental challenges, why not?

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