If California’s economy favors the educated, why do the poor earn fewer degrees?
Median wages in the state have fallen in the last two decades for every education level except those with a bachelor’s degree and above, according to the report. Which is why getting more low-income Californians to complete college is important if the state wants to make a dent in its poverty rate, which is the highest in the nation… Researchers concluded a family’s income is still a key factor in whether or not a student goes to college… The San Joaquin Valley and the Inland Empire were singled out in a 2017 study for lagging the rest of the state in terms of college completion. “In the San Joaquin Valley, what we saw is the high school graduation rate is actually higher than the state average and the college-going rate is also quite robust,” Johnson said. “But the vast majority of students who go on to college from high school go to community colleges.”
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by Michael Finch II, The Sacramento Bee.