Goldrick-Rab, Sara2019-01-252019-01-252018-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86909Philadelphia’s poverty is often attributed to its relatively low rate of college attainment. About half of the residents of Boston and Washington D.C. hold bachelor’s degrees, compared with only about one-quarter of Philadelphians. This puts us at a disadvantage, since college degrees in both academic and technical fields have widespread payoffs for communities. This report points out that efforts to fight poverty and improve well-being throughout Philadelphia must therefore include targeted interventions to grow its college-educated workforce.application/pdfen-USCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalcollege attainmenteducation, higher--government policyPhiladelphiacollege-educated workforceReporthttps://hope4college.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-PhillyReport-web-1.pdf