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Record low say college education 'very important': Gallup

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The decline in the perceived importance of college is across all major demographic groups, according to Gallup.

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  1. KXAN Austin

    Record low say college education 'very important': Gallup (opens KXAN Austin)

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    The decline in the perceived importance of college is across all major demographic groups, according to Gallup.

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    Importance of college education diminshing, poll says (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    The decline in the perceived importance of college is across all major demographic groups, according to Gallup.

  3. Not The Bee

    Record low number of Americans still believe college is "very important" (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    Is this the "Mike Rowe Effect" or something else?

  4. The College Fix

    Record-low three in ten Americans consider college ‘very important’: poll (opens The College Fix)

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    The College Fix's feed description

    Same amount consider college ‘not too important’ A record-low three in ten Americans consider college “very important,” with declines showing across all demographics, according to a new Gallup poll. This is “four percentage points below last year’s reading, the previous low among the seven times Gal…

  5. Breitbart News

    American Support for College Education Craters to Record Low (opens Breitbart News)

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    The number of Americans who feel a college education is "very important" has crashed to an all-time low, a Gallup poll finds.

  6. New York Post

    Record-low number of Americans believe college is ‘very important’: poll (opens New York Post)

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    Just three in ten (31%) of Americans said in a new Gallup poll that they believe a college education is "very important."

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