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The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) is a research and policy institute within Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

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Our new three-report series helps policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and administrators better define, measure, and assess the value of postsecondary education and training. https://t.co/WudWV5cOql

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Among adults who completed a master’s degree in business within 10 years of graduating from a bachelor’s degree program, 71% are White, 9% are Black, 8% are Latino, and 8% are Asian. #ROIBusiness. https://t.co/nXin1wnhcZ

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Majoring in business pays off. In most programs, business students’ median annual earnings two years after graduation are roughly 10 times their monthly debt payments. https://t.co/nXin1wnhcZ

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Student debt dampens the positive economic effects of #highered. Among college grads, Black women are the group most likely to hold student debt. This debt constrains their ability to build wealth. #UncertainPathway https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X

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On #UNDay, we recognize the United Nations’ commitment to international peace and progress. Education is essential to advancing these goals by expanding economic opportunity and building a more equitable future.

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This week, CEW hosted a webinar to discuss our recent report series. The topics ranged from measuring the outcomes of postsecondary education to what changes would ensure that education delivers on its full potential. Thanks to all who attended! https://t.co/JX1OEH92KQ

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Rural America needs more comprehensive counseling services in schools, colleges, and communities to help individuals make decisions about their career pathways. https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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Differences in fields of study contribute to earnings inequality. STEM majors have the highest earnings potential of all bachelor’s degree holders, and White and Asian men are most likely to major in these fields. #UncertainPathway https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X https://t.co/a5d57fDYOR

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"The current debate about the value of college is important, as it challenges us to check our assumptions about the college-for-all movement."—CEW's Jeff Strohl talks about the challenges facing postsecondary education. More here: https://t.co/evsch18XUG

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Because women and members of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups bear the brunt of economic inequality in rural areas, we need programs specifically geared toward these groups that offer credentials for good jobs available in the rural economy. https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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Racial/ethnic and gender gaps in postsecondary attainment, field of study, occupation, and full-time work combine with persistent discrimination and bias to create an unjust hierarchy of economic opportunity. #UncertainPathway https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X https://t.co/a5d57fDYOR

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Those in their teens and 20s are substantially less likely to have a job than they were 30 years ago. While 47% of 18-year-olds were employed in the late 1980s, only 35% were employed in the late 2010s. #UncertainPathway https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X https://t.co/a5d57fDYOR

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According to our report, “The Uncertain Pathway from Youth to a Good Job,” young workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher are the only group doing better, on average, than the previous generation. #UncertainPathway https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X https://t.co/a5d57fDYOR

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Young adults’ chances of getting a good job have declined, and economic opportunity is limited. Persistent gaps by race/ethnicity, class, and gender dampen American optimism about young people’s futures. https://t.co/pciV1cjM3X https://t.co/a5d57fDYOR

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There is still work to do to dismantle inequalities and structural barriers to prosperity in education. That failure is why unbiased, robust research that pulls back the curtains on our assumptions about upward mobility remains so important. Read more: https://t.co/evsch18XUG

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While we might expect a lack of economic opportunity in rural areas to be driving those areas’ lower labor-force participation rates, equal shares of urban and rural Americans say they are not in the labor force because they cannot find work. https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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Persistent inequality in rural America hits members of racial/ethnic minority groups hardest. Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Indigenous residents of rural areas have higher levels of poverty than their white counterparts. https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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Today is National Boss’s day! Thanks to all of the incredible bosses that do the most to support their teams. The workplace would not be the same without you!

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While increased postsecondary educational attainment would be helpful in rural redevelopment, we can't simply prescribe more college. Increasing rural postsecondary attainment requires addressing significant barriers to enrollment. https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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States with large rural populations should join the 24 states that allow community colleges to award bachelor’s degrees and consider offering free programs to help combat rural education deserts. Find more recommendations in our report: https://t.co/CkepRceP6M

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Equity gaps in educational access stem from a long history of racial injustice in the United States. Take a moment to read our resources on equity and continue the dialogue about race in America. #HispanicHeritageMonth: https://t.co/9hI5eR9I9I