[1st-mile-nm] U.S. Millennials Rank Among Lowest-Skilled Tech Workers in the World

[Richard Lowenberg]

With educational attainment among the lowest of all states, New Mexico
is in serious trouble according to the new study cited below.
RL


U.S. Millennials Rank Among Lowest-Skilled Tech Workers in the World

Despite having a higher rate of educational attainment than any previous generation, U.S. millennials (between 16-34 years of age) ranked lower than most of their international peers in literacy, mathematics and technology problem solving in a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Those born in the U.S. after 1980 tied for last among the 22 participating countries in numeracy and technology skills, and 16th in literacy. Top scoring Americans in this cohort ranked lower than their peers in most other countries, and bottom-scoring Americans ranked among the lowest in the whole study.

http://www.ets.org/s/research/30079/overview.html



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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute          www.1st-mile.org  
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505-603-5200                 rl at 1st-mile.org
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