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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: College Degrees No Longer Guarantee an Edge in the Job Market
February 11, 2026
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 10, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall:

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College degrees no longer guarantee an edge in the job market

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