In a Pope Center piece, Jenna Ashley Robinson looks carefully at Bureau of Labor Statistics data to see where the economy is apt to see the greatest number of jobs created in the coming decade. Contrary to the talk we almost always hear about the “need for more college graduates,” relatively few jobs are expected in fields where the kind of academic knowledge students get (well, might get, if they seek it) in college is essential. The figures refute the implicit assumption of the cheerleaders for constantly expanding “access” to college, namely that the more graduates we “produce,” the more high-skill jobs will become available for them. It’s not going to happen.
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George Leef is the director of external relations at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He is the author of The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale: A Political Fable for Our Time.
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