Earning a college degree helps Americans of all income levels, but the effect is particularly dramatic for those from the lowest-income families. Without a degree, almost half of all students in the lowest-income bracket will stay trapped there; with a degree, that number is cut by almost two-thirds. Without a degree, fewer than one in six children from the lowest-income bracket will reach one of the top two economic brackets by adulthood; with a degree, the rate increases to almost one in two.To learn more, read the Brookings report, Education and Economic Mobility posted 04/03/08 Meg Mayo Brown
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