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College graduates can end up in low-paying jobs.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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3 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that college graduates can end up in low-paying jobs?

Unclear. The retrieved items only partially support the claim: one survey analysis reports notable underemployment and involuntary part-time work among young college graduates, and a historical case study describes trained graduates stuck in low-paying teaching jobs. Neither covers college graduates generally, so the evidence supports only a narrower version of the claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
2012
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Were only half of US college graduates from 2006-2011 employed full-time in 2012?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/10075/were-only-half-of-us-college-graduates-from-2006-2011-employed-full-time-in-2012

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2013
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Masculinity, Social Mobility, and the Plan to End Pauperism in Mid-Victorian England: Kneller Hall Teacher's Training College. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/sht003

1978
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Eileen, A. & Ross, K. (1978). Informal Comments on Critical Issues in Higher Education.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED169539

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