Milwaukeeâ??s education gap mattered less during the boom years for heavy manufacturing, when a high school diploma was enough to guarantee years of good paychecks. But old factory towns are wilting under the white hot heat of the worldâ??s competition and canâ??t rely on the old ways any longer. Itâ??s notable that Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit – along with Milwaukee – were all in the bottom 10 in educational attainment among the nationâ??s largest 50 cities.
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