Education Policy

History: Little Federal Funding or Control

The Education Gap

The Public’s Response

Does Meritocracy Work? Chances of obtaining a bachelor’s degree by age 24: - 1 in 2 if from a family w/annual income $90, in 4 if from a family w/annual income $61,000-$90, in 10 if from a family w/annual income $35,000-$61, in 17 if from a family w/annual income less than $35,000 percent of Americans earning college degrees with incomes less than $35,000: 6-8% percent of Americans at top 146 colleges/universities from bottom quartile of the U.S. population (approx. $35,000 or less in annual income): 3% percent of Americans at top 146 colleges/universities from top quartile of the U.S. population (approx. $90,000 or more in annual income): 74%

Does College Still Pay?