U.S. grad students beginning to lag.

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A landmark report confirms the necessity of a graduate-level workforce to maintain U.S. competitiveness and innovation while warning that the country must adopt a national strategy to increase degree completion and broaden participation in graduate education. It was produced by the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education, an 18-member group made up of university and industry leaders.

The report says that U.S. preeminence is threatened by growing international competition, demographic changes in the college-age population, and budget constraints. It contends that graduate education remains the engine of a highly skilled workforce, yet is vulnerable on several fronts:

* The number of U.S. jobs that require a graduate degree is estimated to grow by 2,500,000 by 2018, including a 17% increase in those requiring a doctorate and 18% in those needing a master's degree.

* While...

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