March 16, 2007
America Falls Behind in Degree Attainment, Report Warns
The United States is falling behind other developed nations in terms of the share of its population with a college degree, and the gap will widen substantially unless the nation makes postsecondary education much more accessible, according to a report released last week by Jobs for the Future, a Boston-based research organization.
If current patterns persist, the United States will have 15.6 million fewer bachelor's- and associate-degree holders than it needs to keep up with its top
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