Cuts to higher education funding "a threat to our nation’s long-term well-being"

A new study by the College Board finds that the rapid decline in the number of college degrees being received in America is resulting in a

growing gap between the United States and other countries [which] threatens to undermine American economic competitiveness.

Within the United States, Nevada is at the back of the pack, one of only 15 states in which less than 20% of the population has a college degree.