At the end of World War II, a grateful America offered returning members of the armed forces free or subsidized college education under the GI Bill and ever since, parents have urged their children to pursue a college education and mostly the kids went….until now. There are now 4 million fewer college students than 10 years ago. This is an alarming demographic and economic metric…plus, as discussed on CNN’s “Smerconish” this past Saturday, there’s an even more baffling aspect to this issue. If the kids aren’t in school, where are they? Check out this executive summary: “Alarming Decline in H.S. Grads going to College.”
