Further down in the thread, they seem to confirm the obvious interpretation—it’s not that college graduates are becoming less intelligent, but that a college ed

Further down in the thread, they seem to confirm the obvious interpretation—it’s not that college graduates are becoming less intelligent, but that a college education is more accessible, and graduates come from a wider pool. Similarly, high school dropout rates have fallen sharply[1] over the last few decades. Whether that’s good or not is beside the point—but the title is misleading (although presumably accurate). 1. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_105.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_105.asp