<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/new-cpe-research.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>01/28/2021</pubDate><title>New CPE research highlights the financial benefits of college degrees</title><description>New research from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education shows that college degrees and other credentials provide a substantial boost to lifetime earnings, often totaling upwards of $1 million or more. The findings are part of a new series of research briefs on education and median lifetime earnings in Kentucky that CPE plans to release over the next several weeks.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/new-cpe-research.jpg" alt="Graduates"/></image></item>