Are there studies whose results differ from the Educational Pipeline analysis?
There are some studies that provide results that differ from the Educational Pipeline analysis. These studies, however, are dated and do not provide state-by-state information. For example, one major survey, the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 by the U.S. Department of Education, tracked a sample of students over time and showed more positive patterns of student progression.3 Since this survey followed individual students, it included some categories of students who are not included in the Educational Pipeline analysis. The students surveyed for the Longitudinal Study were 8th graders in 1988, completed high school in the early 1990s. The ultimate bachelor’s degree completion rates reported for these students are confirmed by current Census figures on the baccalaureate degree attainment levels of citizens aged 25-29. But these students are now in their late twenties or early thirties. Considering the fast-changing student demographics and the widely acknowledged decrease
