More Misconceptions about College
ow that we’ve all had a good airing of grievances about elite colleges and their attendant injustices, let’s get some perspective. While the numbers of high-school graduates heading off to college have increased in recent years, the percentages with a four-year degree have not increased much. Many students, especially those who are the first in their families to attend college, drop out before receiving a degree. (They cannot drop out of student-loan payments, though.) Data from the Lumina Foundation show that among Americans aged 25–64, 52 ...
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