skills to compete

In a recent Washington Post column (reprinted in shortened form in The Denver Post), Robert J. Samuelson questions whether the "college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness."

While the column includes some interesting food for thought, it fundamentally misses the mark on two crucial issues that we here at the Bell Policy Center think are worth highlighting:

By 2019, Colorado will have nearly 300,000 new openings in the "middle-skill" jobs category – positions that require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year post-secondary degree. But the state does not have enough sufficiently trained workers to fill these solid, well-paying positions, according to a report released today.