Here’s something to think about …
Research tells us that 65 percent of U.S. jobs will require some form of post secondary education by 2020 – but fewer than 40 percent of Americans are educated beyond high school today.
That statistic, from a recent study by the Lumina Foundation, is a sobering one.
The report also showed significant and ongoing race, income and other socioeconomic gaps in educational achievement.
Key findings include:
- 59.1 percent of Asians have a degree, compared to 43.3 percent of whites, 27.1 percent of blacks, 23.0 of Native Americans and 19.3 of Hispanics.
- The highest attainment rate for 25- to 29-year old Americans is among Asians at 65.6 percent, followed by non-Hispanic whites at 44.9 percent. The lowest attainment rate for younger Americans are African-Americans (24.7%), Hispanics (17.9%) and for Native Americans (16.9%).
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