Should college degrees be required for middle skill level jobs?

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2018/01/college-degrees-required-middle-skill-level-jobs/

American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that these college-educated employees would be smarter, more productive, and more engaged than workers without a degree.…