<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/council-calls-for-bold.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>03/03/2021</pubDate><title>Council calls for bold action to address declines in college enrollment</title><description>The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is calling on education leaders across the state to take decisive steps to combat a drop in college enrollment, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19. The latest data from CPE shows that undergraduate enrollment at four-year public universities declined 2.1% in fall 2020, and it's down 7.3% compared to five years ago. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/council-calls-for-bold.jpg" alt="Graduates"/></image></item>