Educating the Masses

For the first time in U.S. history, 90 percent of the population age 25 or older have a high school diploma, up from less than half in 1940, the U.S. Census Bureau said Friday.

WASHINGTON - For the first time in U.S. history, 90 percent of the population age 25 or older have a high school diploma, up from less than half in 1940, the U.S. Census Bureau said Friday.