A new report from the Georgetown Public Policy
Institute provides dramatic proof of the importance of a college education
in today’s economy. If you know a young
person in high school or college who may be considering dropping out of school
and not getting a college degree much less a high school degree, please make
sure they see , understand and heed the lessons this chart from the Georgetown
report. There future depends upon them
understanding that they must obtain as much education as they can if they hope
to have a secure economic future. If the chart doesn’t display, go to http://cew.georgetown.edu/collegeadvantage/ and download the full report. The chart is on page 5.
Notice the green line on the chart representing the job
gains/losses of people with a Bachelor’s degree or better during the
recession. They actually gained jobs
doing the recession. Next, look at the
blue line showing what happened to those with just a high school degree or
less. These people were the most likely
to lose their jobs and most of them are still unemployed. That’s the truth about getting and keeping a
job today. Every young person must be
made to understand this vital fact. Stay
in school. Stay in school. Stay in school just as long as you can.
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