The author was not reporting facts. The article is one giant editorial. People tend to forget that TechCrunch is a blog (that evolved into a pseudo-news site).
There is value in speculating, because I've been proven correct. The author has retracted her previous statement. If you look at the article again, you'll notice that the article has been changed to remove the specific assertion that more than half are thinking about going back to college:
It now says:
>And yet, here these kids are dropping out... at least for two years, with a good lot of them admitting they plan to go back at a later date..
There is value in speculating, because I've been proven correct. The author has retracted her previous statement. If you look at the article again, you'll notice that the article has been changed to remove the specific assertion that more than half are thinking about going back to college:
It now says:
>And yet, here these kids are dropping out... at least for two years, with a good lot of them admitting they plan to go back at a later date..