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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Access to talent is their number-one competitive priority.”. Creating access where it doesn’t exist today and hasn’t existed for many people ever is going to be crucial in the recovery.”.

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Colleges face a new reality, as the number of high schools graduates will decline

The Hechinger Report

According to one respected tally , just under 55 percent of students who entered college in 2010 had earned degrees after six years – an increase of two percentage points since 2009. The Asian-American and Pacific Islander student body is set to increase by 30 percent from 2013 to the early 2030s, reaching nearly 60,000 graduates.

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