Education News Parents Can Use
Transforming Higher Education: Access and Affordability for All Students
Originally Broadcast 3/20/07
Running Time: 57 min
Part of the 'Education News Parents Can Use' Series
In an era when what students know is the most important factor in determining success, postsecondary education has never been more critical. Although two thirds of high-growth, high wage jobs require a college degree, only a third of Americans have one. Ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the knowledge-driven economy will require postsecondary education but more than 60 percent of Americans ages 25-64 have no postsecondary education credential. As a result, a U.S. worker with only a high school diploma makes nearly 40 percent less than one with a bachelor
