Yet Another Case for the Value of Education

Posted by Carol Coletta on October 12, 2009

Here is Ed Glaeser making the case for investment in education as the single factor that best explains the success of cities from 1900 to  2000. Rich nations that fail to invest in education, as shown by his study of Argentina, are bound to lose ground to nations that are better educated.

Wake up, people.  If we can't achieve the Talent Dividend -- a one percentage point increase in college attainment in U.S. cities -- then where will be in 10, 20, 30 years?