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October 18, 2021

Restoring America’s Democracy Through Education

This article from Ed Surge by Stephen J Handle and Eileen L Strample uses the CEW report “The College Payoff” to compare median lifetime earnings for bachelor’s degree holders vs non bachelor’s degree holders, highlighting college education as a crucial tool in an individual’s trajectory to the middle class.

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October 18, 2021

More Education Doesn’t Always Get You More Money, Report Finds

This article from CNBC by Jessica Dickler quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale and references CEW report “The College Payoff” to emphasize that while more education does not always mean more money, the safest strategy is to stay in school.

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October 18, 2021

More Education, More Earnings, But…

This article from Community College Daily by Matthew Dembicki unpacks CEW report “The College Payoff” to reveal that while more education generally means more earnings, other important factors such as field of study and occupation come into play.

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October 18, 2021

When Graduating Isn’t Enough: New KIPP Scholarship Will Help First-Gen College Grads at Risk of Being “Underemployed”

This article from The 74 by Richard Whitemire cites the CEW report “The Unequal Race to Good Jobs” to highlight how Black and Latino students are not as likely to obtain good jobs as equally educated White workers.

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October 18, 2021

Declining Enrollments in Community Colleges: America’s Economic Divide

Check out this article from International Higher Education written by the CEW Director Anthony Carnevale, examining educational disparities that have only been heightened by the coronavirus pandemic.

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October 18, 2021

Do College Degrees Offer Best Financial Outcomes for All Students?

This article from University Business by Chris Burt references the CEW report “The College Payoff” to emphasize that beyond level of education, race, gender, and field of studies can have significant power in determining future wealth.

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October 18, 2021

A College Degree is Now “a Matter of Life and Death,” Says This Noble Prize Winner

This article from MarketWatch by Howard Gold notes how drug overdoses and death rates are lower for bachelor’s degree holders as opposed to those without a college degree.

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October 18, 2021

Median Lifetime Earnings Rise With Each Level of Education, Report Finds

This Higher Ed Dive article by Natalie Schwartz references the CEW Report “The College Payoff” to highlight how workers with bachelor’s degrees have significantly higher median lifetime earnings than workers with just a high school diploma.

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October 18, 2021

You Don’t Need a Bachelor’s Degree to Land a High Paying Job

This NPR article by Elissa Nadworny quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale about how going to college isn’t always the best advice for every high school student.

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October 18, 2021

California’s New Reading Goal is Achievable, but it Needs to be More Meaningful

This article from Ed Source by David Wakelyn uses the CEW Report “Recovery” to emphasize just how important a college education is to obtaining a job in California’s economy.

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October 18, 2021

More Education Doesn’t Always Mean More Earnings

This article from Inside Higher Ed by Sara Weissman examines the key finding from the CEW Report “The College Payoff,” being that bachelor’s degree holders tend to earn more than workers without one.

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October 4, 2021

A Guide to Different Types of College Degrees

This Yahoo News article by Josh Moody references the Georgetown CEW report “The College Payoff” to compare median lifetime earnings across education levels.

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October 4, 2021

AAC&U, SHEEO Help Create Coalition to Address Civic Engagement

This article by Chris Burt from University Business announces CEW Director Anthony Carnevale as a signatory of the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition, a group aimed at promoting dialogue among postsecondary students to help solve issues critical to the nation’s success.

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October 4, 2021

US Education: Joe Biden Seeks to Provide Universal Pre-k, Community College for All Americans

This article from International Business Times by Ben Scheffer quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on President Biden’s plans to implement tuition free community college and universal Pre-K.

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October 4, 2021

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 “Balancing Work and Learning” to emphasize the hardships some students face in working a job while trying to earn their degree.

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September 27, 2021

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 how important a college degree has become in obtaining a job in the modern era.

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September 27, 2021

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 increases in earnings, while quoting CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on equity issues in obtaining such advanced degrees.

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September 20, 2021

“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 College Majors” to highlight that early childhood education majors are among the lowest earners.

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September 17, 2021

Judging a Degree by the Program, Not the College

Susan H. Greenberg writes for Inside Higher Ed about policies that would reduce student loan debt, quoting CEW Associate Director of Editorial and Postsecondary Policy Martin Van Der Werf.

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September 17, 2021

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 of Editorial and Postsecondary Policy Martin Van Der Werf on the impact of eliminating standardized test requirements for college admissions.

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September 13, 2021

Not All Americans Think College is Worth it

This Inside Higher Ed article by Emma Whitford quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the importance of a college education and why some Americans are still skeptical about its value.

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September 13, 2021

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 how to ensure the US workforce is trained for potential infrastructure job openings.

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September 13, 2021

Raising the Bar Beyond Completion

Andrew Hanson quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the fallacies of measuring educational success solely based on college completion.

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August 30, 2021

Changing the Narrative Around Teaching and Learning

This article from Diverse Issues in Higher Education by Karen Stout quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the barriers that prevent students from accessing higher education. 

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August 30, 2021

We Can’t Educate Our Way to Racial Economic Equity

This Bloomberg article by Michael Collins references a CEW report to illuminate racial inequities still prevalent in higher education despite increasing access to college.

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August 30, 2021

Earn a Living and College Credit at the Same Time

This Inside Higher Ed article by Susan H. Greenberg quotes CEW Senior Policy Strategist Artem Gulish on bolstering apprenticeship opportunities for college students.

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August 30, 2021

What Will it Take to Get High School Students Back on Track?

This article in Education Week by Robert Balfanz cites the CEW report “Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs” to stress the importance of a high school education in obtaining a good job.

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August 13, 2021

Lumina Announces More Than $5 Million in Grant Competitions to Advance Its 60% Attainment Goal

This Forbes article by Michael T. Nietzel outlines the Lumina Foundation’s efforts to extend offerings of college grants, mentioning CEW studies that reveal the importance of a college education in fostering a well-educated and diverse workforce.

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August 12, 2021

Racial Gaps in College Degrees Are Widening, Just When States Need Them to Narrow

In this Hechinger Report article, Jon Marcus examines the implications of disparities in higher education using data from the CEW report “The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education.”

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August 9, 2021

25 East Coast Private Colleges Whose Grads Earn the Least Money

This Newsweek article by Tom Fish ranks private East Coast colleges by the lowest expected salaries for graduates. Fish cites the CEW report "A First Try at ROI."

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August 4, 2021

Recession, Recovery, and Robotics: Can CTE and Reno’s Reinvented Schools Avert a COVID Classroom Crisis?

This article from The 74 by Beth Hawkins offers CEW Director Anthony Carnevale’s insight on the key to creating successful CTE programs.

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August 3, 2021

What Kind of Jobs Could the Infrastructure Bill Lead To?

This Marketplace article by Nancy Marshall-Genzer references the CEW report “15 Million Infrastructure Jobs” and quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale about the jobs that would be created by the infrastructure bill.

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August 2, 2021

We Must Fund Our Workforce Development

This article from The Hill by Kelsey Berkowitz and Joanna Mikulski cites the CEW report “Infrastructure” to highlight the need to create accessible and affordable pathways to new jobs through the infrastructure bill.

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July 30, 2021

Pay Our Interns Calls on Department of Labor to End Unpaid Internships and Form Internship Task Force

This Yahoo Finance article quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on how unpaid internships often serve as a barriers to higher earnings and quality work training, particularly for people of color and the working class.

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July 28, 2021

The Best Four Years of Your Life?

This Vox article by Rainesford Stauffer references a CEW report about low-income working learners to break down the myth of a traditional college student.

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July 26, 2021

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Don’t Have a Diploma to Show for Their Debt

This CNBC article by Abigail Johnson Hess quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the student debt dilemma, and how those in debt with no degree ought to be among the first to receive student loan forgiveness.

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July 23, 2021

New Study Finds No Asian American Discrimination in Admissions at Elite Colleges

This article from The 74 by Cheryn Hong examines the CEW report “Selective Bias,” along with insight from CEW Director Anthony Carnevale, to interpret the implications of the report’s key findings.

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July 23, 2021

Here’s What Biden’s Free Community College Plan Would Cost — and What it Would Save Students

This CNBC article by Abigail Johnson Hess quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on how tuition-free community college would increase access to higher paying jobs and maintain labor competitiveness with other countries.

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July 22, 2021

Is Going Back to School Worth It In a Digital Job Market?

This Yahoo Finance article by Andrew Lisa references Georgetown CEW report “2027 Projections” to explain how a college degree is becoming all the more important in a changing workforce, especially during times of economic hardship like the pandemic.

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July 20, 2021

Why Local Leaders in Mobile, Alabama Must Address Racial Equity in the Manufacturing Sector

This Brookings Institute article quotes the Georgetown CEW report “Manufacturing” to shed light on how the changing manufacturing field is requiring more workers to receive more education.

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July 20, 2021

Only 25% of Those With Student Loans Went to Graduate School — But They Owe Around 50% of All Student Debt

This CNBC article by Abigail Jonson Hess references the Georgetown CEW report “Women Can’t Win” to explain how young workers often enter graduate school with hopes to increase their earnings and close the wage gap.

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July 20, 2021

Fast Start: A Way for Rural Students to Say “Thank You” to Parents

This article by Purdue University cites the Georgetown CEW study “Three Pathways” to emphasize the importance of post-secondary education outreach for rural students.

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July 19, 2021

When Free College Benefits Go to Those Who Need it Least

This Forbes article by Liz Farmer analyzes Georgetown CEW report “Free College” to determine which model of free college programs will benefit those most in need.

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July 16, 2021

Do Asian American Applicants Lose Out to Diversity Push at Elite Colleges

This University Business article by Matt Zalaznick examines the data from recent Georgetown CEW report “Selective Bias” regarding possible discrimination against Asian-American candidates at selective institutions of higher education.

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July 16, 2021

Skip College? Not if You Want to Make More Money

This article from Seattle Times by Anna Helhoski cites Georgetown CEW report “Economic Value of College Majors” to spotlight which fields and degree types provide the highest earnings.

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July 16, 2021

Limited Anti-Asian Bias Found in US Admissions Data

This article from Times Higher Education article by Paul Basken references the Georgetown CEW report “Selective Bias” to analyze the key finding that there is little evidence of widespread discrimination against Asian-American applicants in college admissions.

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July 15, 2021

Report: “No Strong Evidence” of Admission Discrimination of Asian American Applicants at Selective Institutions

In an article from Diverse Issues in Higher Education, author Sarah Wood references the Georgetown CEW report “Selective Bias” to highlight how Asian applicants fare better under the current holistic admissions approach as opposed to solely focusing on test scores.

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July 15, 2021

Study Questions Bias Against Asians in Admissions

This article from Inside Higher Ed by Scott Jaschik examines the Georgetown CEW report “Selective Bias,” and maintains that there is no strong evidence of admission bias against Asian American applicants. 

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July 14, 2021

Democrat Terry McAuliffe Centers Affordability, Job Access in Plan for Virginia Colleges

In an article from The Washington Post by Lauren Lumpkin, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe cites a Georgetown CEW report in explaining his platform for expanding higher education funding and access.

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July 12, 2021

Where Do You Move After Selling in a Hot Market? To a Smaller City

This article from NBC News by Martha C. White quotes CEW Research Director Jeffrey Strohl on the dilemma homeowners face when selling in an overheated real estate market.

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