In Norway, the government funds all primary and secondary schools nationally. It then provides tuition-free access to college, plus an identical allowance for living expenses. Nonetheless, only 14% of children from the least educated families go to college, compared with 58% of the children from the most educated families (Hechinger Report). These numbers are similar to those in the United States, which has a completely fragmented educational system at every level. Moreover, at present, one-third of American K-12 students are from families without higher education, which would suggest, all other things being equal, that college enrollments will not grow. Education reform anyone?

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