Due to a shrinking youth population, the dislocations of the pandemic and rising tuition costs, fewer Americans are choosing college. However, it remains a good choice – graduates earn more and even live longer. Katharine Meyer of the Brookings Institution offers recommendations, such as financial aid for older people and partnerships with local businesses and welfare offices. (June 2023)
Can US Reverse College Enrollment Declines?
FILE - Graduating Harvard University students celebrate their graduate degrees in public health during Harvard commencement ceremonies, May 25, 2023, on the school's campus, in Cambridge, Mass.