1、Education?PaysEducation?Pays,?published?every?three?years,?presents?detailed?evidence?of?the?private?and?public?benefits?of?higher?education.?It?also?sheds?light?on?the?distribution?of?these?benefits?by?examining?both?the?increases?and?the?persistent?disparities?in?college?participation?and?completion.?In?the?three?years?between?the?publication?of?Education?Pays?2007?and?Education?Pays?2010,?median?earnings?for?four-year?college?graduates?increased?more?rapidly?than?those?of?high?school?graduates?and?the?gap?between?the?unemployment?rates?of?the?two?groups?grew.?In?addition?to?earnings?comparisons,?the?report?documents?differences?in?lifestyles,?health,?and?other?outcomes?for?people?with?and?without?college?education.?Differences?in?enrollment?and?completion?patterns?across?demographic?groups?highlight?the?reality?that?gaps?in?educational?attainment?are?explained?by?a?combination?of?money?and?other?factors.