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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Desrochers, Donna M. – Community College Journal, 2003
Argues that, although the U.S. has dropped to sixth in the world in high school graduation rates and ranks last when comparing gains in enrolling youth in college during the last decade, the country still wins on economic measures. Adds that, because of sheer size, the U.S. also has more top students. (Contains 10 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Desrochers, Donna M. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2002
While no one can predict the future, today's economic and demographic realities suggest the opportunities and challenges that will face America in the years to come. The U.S. economy has already undergone dramatic changes in the latter part of the twentieth century. The extension of product and labor markets has expanded global competition, and…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Human Capital, Role of Education, Economic Progress
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Desrochers, Donna M. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2003
In today's economy, access to postsecondary education or training has become the threshold requirement for individual career success. The increasing economic value of postsecondary education is good news in a society that strives to make economic opportunity subservient to individual merit, rather than family background. At the same time, the…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, School Business Relationship, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education