The Trump administration also tried to loosen degree requirements in federal hiring with an executive order, making it the rare policy that draws bipartisan support. If every employer in America formally stopped requiring a four-year college degree for every available position as of tomorrow, nothing much would change. A recent Harvard Business School study found that when companies remove degree requirements, the share of hires with a bachelor’s degree declines by only two percentage points. The proposal to remove degree requirements fits into a larger historical pattern of higher-education and workforce-development policy, particularly within the Democratic Party. Kevin Carey: The problem with “in demand” jobsWhat we’re missing is supply-side policy for career and technical education.