Updated educational attainment data show progress and gaps

Image:  New data from the Lumina Foundation on college degree or credential attainment rates for U.S. adults show both good and bad news. The national share of working-age Americans who hold college degrees increased across racial and ethnic groups and rose in all states between 2019 and 2021. The share of adults with degrees or other post–high school credentials, such as workforce certificates, also grew. But Black, Latino and Native American adults still hold degrees at rates well below...