By “if public education is all about helping employers in their hiring process” I am only referring to the ~80% signaling. I mean to say that the government shouldn’t help companies select candidates, and definitely not in such a wasteful manner.
I agree that increasing human capital is a good goal (alongside creating the public good of an educated citizenry). It’s just that the government does this very very inefficiently. I discuss this in more details in The Case for Education
Any public education? Even Caplans 20% of useful education?
If public education is actually working at helping employers , then it is helping the economy and is therefore a pretty justifiable form of welfare.
So I am not clear whether you are saying public education is a bad idea or badly implemented.
By “if public education is all about helping employers in their hiring process” I am only referring to the ~80% signaling. I mean to say that the government shouldn’t help companies select candidates, and definitely not in such a wasteful manner.
I agree that increasing human capital is a good goal (alongside creating the public good of an educated citizenry). It’s just that the government does this very very inefficiently. I discuss this in more details in The Case for Education