claim: "one generation ago we led the world in college graduation. we're 16th today."
author: arne duncan
evidence_1: numbers, facts and trends shaping your world ... march 16, 2018 ... members  of the silent generation were ages 72 to 89 in 2017. ... 1 today's young adults ( millennials ages 21 to 36 in 2017) are much better ... among silent generation  women, only 9% had completed at least four years of college when they were  young.
evidence_2: aug 2, 2018 ... college graduation has come and gone. ... after graduating wharton, the real  world kicked my butt. ... this is one lesson gwyn mcneal, chief legal officer of  extra space ... “many college graduates think their degree means they can .... up  being the perfect start for me and has led me to where i am today.” 14.
evidence_3: jun 16, 2015 ... published 10:22 am et tue, 16 june 2015 updated 5:01 pm et thu, ... "but from  now on, unless inflation is halted, there's no choice in the ... in that year, there  were 5.3 million in two-year colleges, 10.5 million in ... with millions of recent  debt-burdened college graduates still underemployed by one of the ...
evidence_4: may 16, 2017. today's young workers are more likely than ever to have a  bachelor's degree ... (david l. ryan/the boston globe via getty images). as u.s.  college graduates earn their bachelor's degrees and enter the job market ...  shares of the baby boom and silent generations when they were in the same  age range.
evidence_5: jun 29, 2018 ... to meet some of the smartest teenagers alive today, read on! ... 1. jack andraka,  16, maryland, usa. jack andraka there are science fairs and then there are  science fairs. we're not talking about using baking soda and vinegar to create a  .... phoebe wants to study science in college and pursue a graduate ...