[adenozine]

Alternatively, cap the price of tuition for childcare degrees?

People get degrees for leverage in wage negotiation, and to further their career. Advising against is anti-worker, imo.

The real crime is unattainable education.

[barry-cotter]

Requiring degrees is anti-worker because it places a cost on them. It’s pro-university because it forces other people to give them money to be allowed to accept a job offer.

If the content is so important have a certification exam. That fulfills the purpose of driving down supply of workers so they get paid more. Same as requiring a degree but without giving money to universities. Obviously this is bad for those who want to buy childcare, just like the degree requirement.

[bombolo]

> Requiring degrees is anti-worker because it places a cost on them.

This is such an USA point of view… University is free here.

[WirelessGigabit]

Disagree. Childcare really isn't something one should go to school for for 4 years. It economically doesn't make sense.

This is the kind of thing one can learn as an elective during high school and graduate with an additional certificate.

Maybe one or 2 years of vocational school.