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Construction Labor Shortage Creates Increasingly Lucrative Career Paths
Over 3.4M people have well-paying construction jobs in the US with a median salary of $59K. The median is also expected to rise with the construction..
Report: Colorado must continue to address gap in education attainment between white, Latino residents
Our Research Economist, Megan Fasules, commends Colorado for setting educational attainment goals by race, rather than one overall goal. “Most..
The majority of formal, on-the-job training is provided to prime-age workers, while those ages 24 and younger receive less than 5%. Learn more: bit.ly/2mlCFbM #CEWeconomics
Employers spend $413B on informal, on-the-job training annually. Learn more: bit.ly/2mlCFbM #CEWeconomics
20% of Latinos who enrolled in a CO public college earn a BA, compared to nearly 40% of Whites. Read more: bit.ly/2vqlI6Q @PNS_News
The gender #wagegap is real—even in America’s top colleges and universities. twitter.com/DrLaMontJones/…
Gender Pay Gap Wide Among Graduates of Elite Schools https://t.co/GG1Fz1EV1S
— LaMont Jones Jr. (@DrLaMontJones) August 17, 2018
Some middle-skills jobs can’t be replaced by automation, at least not yet, including nurses, dental hygienists, and other human-intensive labor. Read more: bit.ly/2AvA6Qi @WorkingNation
Colorado is one of the most educated states, but it still has the fifth lowest on-time graduation rate in the country. bit.ly/2mO3Vlz
Colleges and universities spend $407B on formal education annually, while employers spend $177B. Learn more: bit.ly/2mlCFbM
Many companies are loosening workplace experience requirements and abandoning preferences for college degrees to broaden the job candidate pool. Read more: on.wsj.com/2vqtm0c @kelseykgee @WSJ
.@evolllution explores the meaning of student-centricity and breaks down the current design of the #highered ranking system: bit.ly/2ARDchw
Report Details Wide Latino, White College-Attainment Gaps in Colorado
In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, LaMont Jones writes about a new report on college-attainment gaps in Colorado. Jones pulls from the report, “Rocky Mountain Divide: Lifting Latinos and Closing Equity Gaps in Colorado” from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
College Readiness Courses and Work-Force Development
In this Inside Higher Ed article, Elisabeth Barnett, Jennifer Zinth, and John Squires write about the impact of college readiness courses offered through partnerships between high schools and colleges. The authors pull from the report, “Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020” from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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