This Perspective summarizes recent trends in young peoples' entrance into and completion of postsecondary educational programs. Education is an important pathway into well-paying jobs and the American middle class. Education levels have been rising for the past 50 years, including large gains for many demographic groups., RAND Education and Labor focuses on access and success inequities, higher education funding and student debt, and barriers to curriculum innovation. RAND explores policy solutions that address student needs, funding challenges, and how to ensure postsecondary graduates are properly trained for the 21st-century workforce., Overall, the pattern of demand favors individuals with some post-secondary education. However, education and career choices, especially for men, are somewhat misaligned with demand. There are numerous post-secondary offerings in Qatar to prepare Qataris for work in high-demand fields at the undergraduate level, but not for graduate studies., hat is the value of the education and training that students receive after completing a high school diploma? This is a critical question for indi-viduals seeking postsecondary education and training, for employers hiring individuals with different postsecondary training experiences,, RAND Education and Labor's research priorities include early childhood education, K-12 accountability and assessments, K-12 educator effectiveness, post-secondary education, workforce development, and out-of-school time., The Voluntary Education Program, for example, is one of the most popular options—enrollment in 1996 totaled approximately 673,000—and it is the primary route for attending a post-secondary educational institution while serving on active duty..