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Report aims to boost number of U.S. college grads

July 22, 2010 /

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Education leaders and federal and state policymakers will gather today in Washington to discuss how the USA can reclaim its position as a world leader in educational attainment — a goal President Obama also set shortly after his inauguration.

There’s plenty to do at every step on the education ladder, says a report out today by the nonprofit College Board. The report, developed over two years by a commission studying access, admissions and success in higher education, outlines 10 recommendations aimed at boosting the percentage of young adults with at least an associate degree from 40.4% today to 55% by 2025. That’s where three countries — Canada, Korea and the Russian Federation— are now.

Mary Beth Marklein

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-07-22-collegegraduates-education_N.htm

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