The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts

There is a high school dropout epidemic in America. Each year, almost one third of all public high school students – and nearly one half of all blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans – fail to graduate from public high school with their class. Many of these students abandon school with less than two years to complete their high school education.

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America's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs

...the demand for workers to fill jobs in the middle of the labor market—those that require more than high-school, but less than a four-year degree—will likely remain quite robust relative to its supply, especially in key sectors of the economy.

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The 21st Century at Work

In the next 10 to 15 years, work in the United States will be shaped by demographic trends, technological advances, and economic globalization. Formulation of sound labor policy will require an understanding of how those trends will evolve and affect the size and composition of the labor force, the features of the workplace, and the compensation structures provided by employers.

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