South Dakota's Brain drain

October 4, 2007

Many of best students go elsewhere for college

The brain drain effect, as it's called in higher education circles, plays a crucial role in the state economically because college graduates look elsewhere for better jobs, leaving South Dakota with a deficit in the pool of college-educated individuals to enter the work force.

By Melanie Brandert mbrander@argusleader.com

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