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Why Working While in College Can Be a Bad Investment for Students News

Why Working While in College Can Be a Bad Investment for Students

This article by Ruth Bauer White from the Hechinger Report cites the Georgetown CEW report…

Connor BrandiOctober 4, 2021

4 Colleges Team up to Launch Equity “Moon Shot” in Cincinnati and no. Kentucky News

4 Colleges Team up to Launch Equity “Moon Shot” in Cincinnati and no. Kentucky

This University Business article by Matt Zalaznick cites CEW report “Dividend Recovery” to emphasize just…

Connor BrandiSeptember 27, 2021

The Master’s Degrees That Give the Biggest Salary Boost — Up to 87% More Money News

The Master’s Degrees That Give the Biggest Salary Boost — Up to 87% More Money

This CNBC article by Abigail Johnson Hess outlines the graduate degrees that provide the highest…

Connor BrandiSeptember 27, 2021

“The Pay Is Absolute Crap”: Child-Care Workers Are Quitting Rapidly, a Red Flag for the Economy News

“The Pay Is Absolute Crap”: Child-Care Workers Are Quitting Rapidly, a Red Flag for the Economy

This Washington Post article by Heather Long references the CEW report “The Economic Value of…

Connor BrandiSeptember 20, 2021

Judging a Degree by the Program, Not the College News

Judging a Degree by the Program, Not the College

Susan H. Greenberg writes for Inside Higher Ed about policies that would reduce student loan…

Connor BrandiSeptember 17, 2021

Report: Test-Optional Trends in Pandemic Year for College Admissions News

Report: Test-Optional Trends in Pandemic Year for College Admissions

This article from Diverse Issues in Higher Education by Rebecca Kelliher quotes CEW Associate Director…

Connor BrandiSeptember 17, 2021

Not All Americans Think College is Worth it News

Not All Americans Think College is Worth it

This Inside Higher Ed article by Emma Whitford quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the…

Connor BrandiSeptember 13, 2021

Skilled Workers Are Scarce, Posing a Problem for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan News

Skilled Workers Are Scarce, Posing a Problem for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

This New York Times article by Madeleine Ngo quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith on…

Connor BrandiSeptember 13, 2021

Raising the Bar Beyond Completion News

Raising the Bar Beyond Completion

Andrew Hanson quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the fallacies of measuring educational success solely…

Connor BrandiSeptember 13, 2021