"U.S. Lags In Providing College Access, Study Finds"

The Washington Post has a story today noting that a number of countries now have a larger portion of their young people attending college than does the United States. After World War II, with the GI Bill and other social changes, the United States achieved a global lead in the tertiary education of its population. The WP article is based on Measuring Up 2008, a study published by The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Obviously, not everyone needs to go to college, but as we move more and more into a globalized knowledge society, one out of three going to college is not a good sign. The competitiveness of the United States is going to suffer.