In 1940, 10 percent of adults attended college and 60 percent had only an elementary education or no formal schooling at all. By 2009, 56 percent attended college and 6 percent had only early education, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
In February, Canadian researchers released a meta-analysis of IQ scores on IQ tests from 1939 to 2022. They found that the average IQ of undergraduate students is 102, or average, and has declined .2 points per year since 1939.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
