Is Education Worth the Investment?

Worried whether education will pay off?  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, college graduates enjoy more median weekly earnings and less unemployment than those with a high school diploma.  More education, tends to mean more earnings over your lifetime. 

You may also want to check out this article about the social costs associated with not educating young people.  It also references larger rates of return on investments in education verses investments in stocks, bonds, gold or housing. See article - What's More Expensive Than College? Not Going to College - The Atlantic