Well, that's racist.
More seriously -- the US needs to do something along the lines you offer. The Education System as it stands is terrible. It needs to be re-invented and shifted away from Social Engineering. It should almost all be vocational.
I have a Liberal Arts degree. Today, I would say that such degrees are pretty stupid. I would suggest that if you want to study History, English, Lesbian Dance Theory or whatever, you need to pay cash for the education. No loans for fields of study which do not have obvious employment.
Yes!....Rather than attempting the impossible ( reforming universities) we need to make an end run around the system. Either that or build ladders to climb over it. How about escape tunnels? :-)