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Seattle best educated city, AP analysis shows
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Apr 10, 2006 08:05pm |
| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Apr 10, 2006 08:00pm |
| Description | An Associated Press analysis of education levels in America's largest cities lists Seattle as the best-educated city in 2004 with just over half the adults having bachelor's degrees. Following closely were San Francisco; Raleigh, N.C.; Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas.
College graduates are flocking to the country's big cities, chasing jobs and culture and driving up home prices.
Though many of the largest cities have lost population in the past three decades, nearly all have added college graduates, the analysis shows.
The findings offer hope for urban areas, many of which have spent decades struggling with financial problems, job losses and high poverty rates.
But they also spell trouble for some cities, especially those in the Northeast and Midwest, that have fallen behind the South and West in attracting highly educated workers. |
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