The Christian Science Monitor raised an interesting debate today over whether the U.S. should create more jobs or more graduates for existing jobs.

The paper points out that the only discussion playing out on the presidential campaign trail is creating more jobs, while many high-paying tech positions remain vacant.

Read more about the political divide that deters a solution here.

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