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Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Julie Strawn; Amy-Ellen Duke
Research Area: Education
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Forty-two percent of our current workforce have no more education than a high school diploma or GED. Employers in particular sectors and regions already face skill shortages, a fact that has profound implications for our country’s ability to increase economic productivity and for workers’ ability to earn enough to support their families. This two-pager describes changes that are urgently needed to better align the Higher Education Act with the realities of working adults’ lives and the needs of employers.