Views: College Is Still Worth It

It's an old story: when economic downturns hit, unemployment rates spiral and tales of college graduates forced to tend bar or mop floors proliferate. So, too, do the assertions of experts and budget-constrained political leaders that young people don't need costly postsecondary education in a job market that has little use for college degrees. Anthony Carnevale, Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 14, 2011