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Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective and Open-Access Institutions Prior to the End of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action

Full Report Press Release Summary Last June, the US Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action, bringing heightened attention to inequities in higher education. Although access to higher education for historically underrepresented students has improved overall, the quality of that opportunity remains uneven, particularly along the lines of race/ethnicity and class. Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective…
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Small Towns, Big Opportunities: Many Workers in Rural Areas Have Good Jobs, but These Areas Need Greater Investment in Education, Training, and Career Counseling

Full Report State Maps Press Release Summary Rural America has long been perceived as “left behind” by policies that leave it struggling while benefiting bustling urban cities and suburbs. That narrative holds some truth: rural America has a declining population, along with lower educational attainment and lower workforce participation than urban America. But while rural America certainly faces challenges, it…
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Learning and Earning by Degrees: Gains in College Degree Attainment Have Enriched the Nation and Every State, but Racial and Gender Inequality Persists

Full Report State Profiles Press Release Summary Between 2010 and 2020, the proportion of US adults who hold college degrees increased by 6.7 percentage points, from 38.5 percent to 45.2 percent. According to Learning and Earning by Degrees: Gains in College Degree Attainment Have Enriched the Nation and Every State, but Racial and Gender Inequality Persists, this rising tide of…
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