With the average earnings of college graduates at a level that is twice as high as that of workers with only a high school diploma, higher education is now the clearest pathway into the middle class.
(2) In higher education, the U. S. has been outpaced internationally.
While the United States ranks ninth in the world in the proportion of young adults enrolled in college, we have fallen to 16th in the world in our share of certificates and degrees awarded to adult ages 25-34 - lagging behind Korea, Canada, Japan and other nation.
While more than half of college students graduate within six years, the completion rate for low-income students is around 25 percent.
(3) Acknowledging these factors early in his administration, President Obama challenged every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or post-secondary training.
The President has set up a new educational goal for the country that America would once again have the highest propotion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
(Diadaptasi dari www.whitehouse.gov)
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Pertanyaan
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. to show that America is better than Korea, Canada and Japan
B. to encourage Americans to take post highschool diploma