higher education

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For many young Indians, higher education is no guarantee of upward mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

To quote the House of Commons Library, "overall participation in higher education increased from 3.4% in 1950, to 8.4% in 1970, 19.3% in 1990 and 33% in 2000".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That new rate, roughly one in five, is now typical across higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Klavdiya Ilushina, the chief engineer for the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, was at first annoyed at the working-class rough edges of the mechanics, who’d mostly had no higher education.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein