The key phrase you just wrote Scott, is "opportunity to excel." Having a rich (in experiences and opportunities, not literally money) and satisfying life isn't a right. You get what you work for. I advocate free public K-12 education because that's the minimum you need to survive just with a moderate level of security that you'll still have your home and modest life next month.
I'll grant that there should be more and better access to tech-type schooling at the high school level. But most places, and Washoe County in particular, have a pretty good system set up for technical education that is pretty darn cheap, and usually accommodates a part-time job. I don't think it's too much to ask for people who want to move up just a rung or two on the economic ladder to spend two years as 'starving students' before they reap the benefits of their additional education. I'm all for raising the floor of the lowest members of our society, but getting up off of it is still up to the individual.
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