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The Overlooked Value of Certificates and Associate’s Degrees: What Students Need to Know Before They Go to College
January 27, 2020
A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges
November 13, 2019
The Unequal Race for Good Jobs: How Whites Made Outsized Gains in Education and Good Jobs Compared to Blacks and Latinos
October 16, 2019
The Way We Were: The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing From 1940 to 2016
June 25, 2019
SAT-Only Admission: How Would It Change College Campuses?
June 23, 2019
Upskilling and Downsizing in American Manufacturing
June 13, 2019
Born to Win, Schooled to Lose: Why Equally Talented Students Don’t Get Equal Chances to Be All They Can Be
May 15, 2019
Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges: How Public Colleges Reinforce White Racial Privilege and Marginalize Black and Latino Students
November 13, 2018
Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs: High School, Middle Skills, and Bachelor’s Degree
October 16, 2018
Balancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low-Income Students
August 28, 2018
Rocky Mountain Divide: Lifting Latinos and Closing Equity Gaps in Colorado
August 6, 2018
Certificates in Oregon: A Model for Workers to Jump-Start or Reboot Careers
June 5, 2018
Five Rules of the College and Career Game
May 16, 2018
Women Can’t Win: Despite Making Educational Gains and Pursuing High-Wage Majors, Women Still Earn Less than Men
February 27, 2018
Good Jobs That Pay without a BA: A State-by-State Analysis
November 13, 2017
Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind
October 11, 2017
Nursing: Can It Remain a Source of Upward Mobility Amidst Healthcare Turmoil?
August 30, 2017
Good Jobs that Pay without a BA
July 26, 2017
Major Matters Most: The Economic Value of Bachelor’s Degrees from The University of Texas System
July 19, 2017
Career Pathways: Five Ways to Connect College and Careers
July 11, 2017
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients
May 2, 2017
America’s Divided Recovery: College Haves and Have-Nots
June 30, 2016
African Americans: College Majors and Earnings
February 9, 2016
Pennsylvania: Degrees of Value
January 20, 2016
Six Million Missing Jobs
December 14, 2015
Ranking Your College
December 7, 2015
Iowa: Education and Workforce Trends through 2025
November 3, 2015
Learning While Earning: The New Normal
October 28, 2015
Hispanos: Carreras Universitarias e Ingresos
October 14, 2015
Hispanics: College Majors and Earnings
October 14, 2015
Good Jobs are Back
August 17, 2015
The Economic Value of College Majors
May 7, 2015
The Economy Goes to College
April 13, 2015
States Online College Job Market: Ranking The States
March 25, 2015
Nursing: Supply And Demand Through 2020
February 25, 2015
From Hard Times to Better Times
February 19, 2015
College Is Just the Beginning
February 4, 2015
The Online College Labor Market
April 22, 2014
Failure To Launch
September 30, 2013
The Summer Surge In College Unemployment
August 13, 2013
Separate & Unequal
July 31, 2013
Separados y Desiguales
July 31, 2013
Recovery- Job Growth And Education Requirements Through 2020
June 26, 2013
Tiempos Difíciles 2013
May 29, 2013
Hard Times 2013
May 29, 2013
Career and Technical Education
September 18, 2012
The College Advantage
September 15, 2012
A Decade Behind
July 31, 2012
Healthcare
June 21, 2012
Certificates
June 6, 2012
Hard Times 2012
January 4, 2012
Career Clusters
November 14, 2011
STEM
October 20, 2011
The Midwest Challenge
September 13, 2011
The College Payoff
September 5, 2011
The Undereducated American
June 26, 2011
What’s It Worth?: The Economic Value of College Majors
May 24, 2011
Help Wanted
June 15, 2010

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Georgetown CEW 3 hours ago

Even among workers with good jobs, Blacks and Latinos are paid less than White workers at every level of education. Learn more: bit.ly/2mbMi2l

Georgetown CEW 4 hours ago

White workers have a disproportionate share of good jobs compared to Blacks and Latinos. bit.ly/2mbMi2l #CEWequity

Georgetown CEW 6 hours ago

What we see in today’s colleges is a far cry from a united path to prosperity—it’s a chasm demarcated by race. Read more from Dr. Carnevale: bit.ly/2LIey6J

Georgetown CEW 6 hours ago

“Money alone isn’t going to make a difference,” CEW’s Martin Van Der Werf said. Supplementing financial support for Pell-eligible students with advising, career preparation, and more can help ensure they complete college. Read: bit.ly/2Hsmd5O @DiverseIssues

Georgetown CEW 8 hours ago

With an associate’s degree or certificate, workers in construction or engineering can earn as much—or even more—than workers with bachelor’s degrees. Read: bit.ly/31rkaIu @constructdive

Georgetown CEW 1 day ago

Between 1991 and 2016, White workers increased their share of good jobs from 50% to 58%. bit.ly/2mbMi2l #GoodJobsData

Georgetown CEW 1 day ago

Black workers’ net gains in good jobs in the past 25 years were on the bachelor’s degree and middle-skills pathways. bit.ly/2mbMi2l #CEWpathways

Georgetown CEW 1 day ago

Inequities by race remain prevalent in the labor market: White workers have a disproportionately high share of good jobs. bit.ly/2mbMi2l

Georgetown CEW 1 day ago

The manufacturing workforce has downsized significantly in past decades. “There’s no question,” Dr. Carnevale said, “that retail is up next.” Read: bit.ly/2Hl1Sj5 @TIME

Georgetown CEW 1 day ago

What’s the result of eliminating standardized test requirements for college admissions? For selective colleges, it can mean maximizing revenue by admitting more students whose parents can pay tuition. Read: bit.ly/37bhTlY @timeshighered

Colleges Need to Rethink Their Market — and Maybe Their Mission

Posted: February 16, 2020

In this article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeffrey J. Selingo discusses how higher education needs to evolve. Selingo cites CEW report “Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020.”

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