<p>We are very fortunate in AZ with respect to public universities. MOST of my students received offers of free tuition (which, unlike states like MA, is actually about $10I a year - my niece in MA got free tuition, which amounted to about a thousand bucks a year) to one of the state schools, and ASU is quite generous with aid to in-state students).</p>
<p>The negative is that the schools are not very selective, which means that many students do not take their preparatory years seriously enough and sometimes don’t fully appreciate their educational opportunities.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, ASU has some great programs, and I applaud Starbucks for this move. It is a benefit, like any other, and I hope it serves their employees well. I don’t think that it devalues education at all. Instead, it helps to recruit employees who are goal-focused.</p>