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Reasons for the high cost of education •	There isn’t a constitutional right that guarantees an education. The lack of a constitutional makes it difficult to establish a coherent and unifying policy to provide funding for post-secondary education.

•	The Commercialization of education. The commercialization of the current system is driven in part by the university administrators’ intent to accrue money to “expand the size and reputation of (their) institution” (Bok, 2003)

•	Education funds are used to make up State budget shortfalls. In 2014, 48 states were funding education at a lower level than they did before the recession, that is, spending 23% less per student than before the recession (Mitchell, Palacios, & Leachman, 2014).

Conclusion •	Students on average are paying too much for post-secondary education.

•	Create policies that guarantee the right to education beyond high school are badly needed

•	Change the way education is perceived at all levels, it should be view as a fundamental human right, not a consumer good.

•	Extended compulsory education funding to a Technical Certificate and an Associate’s Degree.