Pay Gap In Education

Pay Gaps are very common in the United States of America and even in the world. They can vary by gender, race, and even age. One that is making heads turn these days is the pay gap between adults who just have there high school diploma and adults who have a bachelor's degree diploma. There should be a focus on getting high school students to attend a four-year college because they will be able to earn more money, be more likely to own a home, and companies tend to hire more college graduates than just high school graduates. Initially, there should be a focus on getting high school students to attend a four-year college or institute because they will be able to earn more money. The Newsela article, “Pay gap between college grads and everyone …show more content…
Being a homeowner is a dream and goal that many people want to achieve in life. If you being a college graduate means that you get more money, then you will have a higher and faster chance of being able to be a homeowner. The Newsela article“Pay gap between college grads and everyone else at a record” states, “ High school-only grads are less likely to own homes. 64% are current homeowners, down from 70% in 2000. By contrast, three-quarters of bachelor's degree holders are homeowners, down slightly from 77% in 2000, according to real estate data firm Zillow”(Newsela,pg.1). This means that many more adults who have earned their bachelor's degree have a high chance of being able to own a house, that high school graduates …show more content…
If we turn high school graduates into college graduates they will be earning more money in the long run. For every dollar that a high school graduate earns, a college graduate is earning fifty-six cents more. Owning a home would be easier for a college graduate since three-quarters of college graduates are in the process or already own a home. Companies want to have workers who have had more education because this usually means that they have more