New information about the immense value of college degrees will delight supporters of higher education. But what’s behind the numbers tells a tale of the unfinished business of college attainment. The ...

The past 15 years of efforts to improve college access and success could be deemed the “attainment goal era,” as nearly every state in the country set an ambitious goal to increase the share of their ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state ...

New data from the Lumina Foundation on college degree and credential attainment rates show more American adults are earning credentials, but stubborn racial disparities persist. The 2022 data, ...

For each 10 percent rise in the number of residents with a four-year college degree, the average overall employment rate in United States metropolitan areas rose by 2 percent between 1980 and the year ...

Students from high-income families are considerably more likely than students from low-income families to earn a college degree. As reported in “Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United ...

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When it comes to four-year college degree attainment, a rising tide lifts all boats. Higher levels of college-degree attainment in an area boost the employment rate for all in that area. In fact, the ...