Thursday, November 5, 2009

A Recession Benefit: 18 To 24 Year Olds Attending College At All Time High

The Economist.com Free exchange has an interesting post, "The skill-building recession."

From the post:
The share of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high....
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If the recession ended up boosting educational attainment at all levels, that would be the shiniest of silver linings. Deteriorating attainment in recent decades has played a role in growing inequality and poor performance of key parts of the real economy.
Read the complete blog post here.

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