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A crucial part of COVID recovery is rebuilding paths toward higher education

© Getty Images Our nation’s postsecondary education system is headed into even tougher times as the COVID-19 crisis deals another blow: millions of students at risk of washing out of college because of reduced budgets and declining enrollment.  The current effects of the pandemic on education are seismic. While overall undergraduate enrollment in 2020 is down a moderate 4 percent from 2019, enrollment has plunged nearly 10 percent at community colleges. The impact on Black and Hispanic students has been even more significant, with year-over-year numbers off by 30 percent. This crisis and its effects can’t be ignored when 70 percent of future jobs will require education beyond high school.  

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