The Hechinger Report – Jon Marcus
“The rate by which Americans are earning two-and-four year degrees continues to lag stubbornly behind what’s needed to meet national goals, and declining college and university enrollments threaten to make things worse, according to a new report…Why it matters: The country is behind schedule in its goal of increasing the proportion of people with degrees to 60 percent by 2025…increasing the percentage of degree-holders is essential for the nation to compete.”(more)