National Center for Education Statistics2020-10-142020-10-142018-12-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/100556American postsecondary education has immeasurably expanded economic opportunity, improved our quality of life, fostered advances in art and culture, and driven scientific and technological innovation. This report presents the U.S higher education challenges as well as best practices that could shape a higher education system that respond to society needs.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0postsecondary education accesseconomic opportunityeducational attainmentReporthttps://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/rethinking-higher-education.pdf