Do college graduates earn more because of the degree they got, or because of the knowledge they acquired in college? A new federal study released Wednesday suggests that adult workers with bachelor’s ...

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Across the U.S., Latinos complete college degrees at rates lower than any other ethnic group. In California, Latino college graduation rates lag those for white students by 12.6 percent, according to ...

As education headlines proclaim the decline of American competitiveness due to a lack of new recruits to the sciences, a new report offers some good news. Women and minorities have made big strides in ...

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Adding to a drumbeat of concern about the nation's dismal college-completion rates, the College Board warned Thursday the growing gap between the United States and other countries threatens to ...

WASHINGTON -- Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women from recent job ...

More than 68 percent of Alabamians between the ages of 25 and 64 don't have a college degree, putting the state below the national average and in danger of slipping farther behind, according to a ...

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PHILADELPHIA – Young black men playing basketball and football for the country's top college teams are graduating at lower rates than black male students at the same schools — despite having financial ...