December 12, 2008

U.S. Falling Behind on Education and Lacks Data, Report Card Finds

By SARA HEBEL

Many states, and the United States as a whole, are doing a better job than they were two years ago of preparing students for college and expanding access to higher education, according to a national report card on higher education released last week.

But the country continues to slip behind other nations on measures of enrollment and degree completion, particularly among young adults, the report found. And on the subject of college affordability, it gave failing grades to all but one

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