Local/Regional P-16 Eduction Councils. Why You Should Care. The Problem of Education in the United States
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Over the last several decades, the United States has changed dramatically. In the 1950s a high school diploma was the baseline standard for an education, and workers could find lower-skilled factory jobs out of high school.
Today this is no longer true. Today, ours is a knowledge economy. Obtaining a higher education is more important than ever to a citizen’s success and to the success of our state’s economy.
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