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Study.com examined data from the University of Virginia and elsewhere to see which states can expect the biggest youth population drops by 2050.
Education is a major key in becoming a more privileged member of the American middle class. [ 45 ] [ 47 ] Overall, educational attainment is the main entrance barrier into more privileged parts of the middle class as it is not only of high value but is also the requirement for becoming a professional and earning the corresponding income. [ 45 ]
There is concern that the possible higher education bubble in the United States could have negative repercussions in the broader economy. Although college tuition payments are rising, the supply of college graduates in many fields of study is exceeding the demand for their skills, which aggravates graduate unemployment and underemployment while increasing the burden of student loan defaults on ...
Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.
Six out of 10 American adults don’t have a four-year college degree, and the majority of high school graduates today still don’t enroll right away at four-year institutions.
Learning loss, poor mental health, teacher shortages, and rapid technological change are powerful forces that will shape education for years to come. The new normal in U.S. schools is ...
In 1982, funded by the Department of Education, [39] the Census Bureau conducted the English Language Proficiency Survey (ELPS): an in-home literacy test of 3,400 adults. [40] The Education Department considered this direct measure of literacy more accurate than a 1979 estimate which inferred literacy from the number of years of education ...
According to a CNN poll in July, 39% of adults in the U.S. reported worrying most or all of the time that their family’s income isn’t enough to meet their needs.