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Smarter world threatens to pass us by
- 07-29-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
In the decades following the Second World War, the Unites States was among world leaders in the percentage of adults with a higher education degree. The GI bill underwrote the brain power that spurred America’s innovation. But particularly in the last decade, other nations have caught up and surpassed us. America now ranks 12th with those between the ages of 25 and 34 with a two- or four-year degree, behind Canada, Korea Russia, Japan, Australia, Israel and others. And that’s not even mentioning the decline in Americans pursuing degrees in science, math and engineering. (more...)
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