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U.S. continues to slip behind other countries in percentage of population with degrees

The Hechinger Report

This audio story about the American Graduation Initiative ten-years later is based on a story produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up here for Hechinger’s higher-education newsletter. that Obama had pledged to reach by 2019. “We

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

Its a looming crisis for the economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs that require college educations, even as international rivals increase the proportions of their populations with degrees. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? That means they already have 2.7

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