<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/despite-covid19-pandemic-cpe-brief.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>11/19/2021</pubDate><title>Despite COVID-19 pandemic, CPE brief shows Kentucky is on track to reach higher education goals</title><description>A new CPE brief shows the number of degrees and credentials awarded 
 remained steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/degreesreport-rss.jpg" alt="Graduates"/></image></item>