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May 17, 2023

The ROI Riddle

The Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Lee Gardner quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article on the return on investment of a college degree and the College Transparency Act that will allow for a more detailed understanding of students’ economic outcomes.

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May 16, 2023

The College-Going Gap Between Black and White Americans Was Always Bad. It’s Getting Worse

The Hechinger Report higher education editor Jon Marcus cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” in an article about the diversity gap in higher education.

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May 11, 2023

Want a Good Job? Go to College

Essence business editor Jasmine Browley cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” in an article that explores why earning a bachelor’s degree is a valuable move in securing a viable financial future.

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May 11, 2023

Liberal Arts Colleges To Keep Prioritizing Diversity

Inside Higher Ed article penned by 27 liberal arts college presidents reiterates the commitment of liberal arts colleges to keep prioritizing diversity if SCOTUS bans race-conscious admissions.

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May 10, 2023

Think Carefully Before Deciding To Delay the Path to or Through College

Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The Economic Value of College Majors”, “The College Payoff,” and “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” in an article that highlights the importance of encouraging learners to stay engaged and the long-term benefit of postsecondary education.

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May 5, 2023

Want a Good Job by Age 30? Skipping College Could Doom Your Chances.

CBS MoneyWatch reporter Aimee Picchi cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about how a college degree is the surest way to land a good job by age 30 and for increasing earning potential over a lifetime.

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May 4, 2023

Measuring Outcomes in Income

Inside Higher Ed reporter Liam Knox quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale and Martin Van Der Werf in an article on the lucrative jobs STEM majors provide after graduation.

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May 3, 2023

Higher Ed Can Help More Young Adults Get Good Jobs by Age 30, Report Finds

Higher Ed Dive associate editor Laura Spitalniak cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about the ten pathways young adults should take in their 20s that can lead to good jobs by age 30.

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May 2, 2023

For a Good Job by 30, Do This in Your 20s

The Wall Street Journal reporter Lindsay Ellis cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about the surest career pathways to a good job by 30.

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May 1, 2023

Comparing College Costs to the Amount a Student Expects To Earn After Graduation

NPR host of morning edition, A Martinez interviews CEW’s Jeff Strohl about what students should consider in reference to their earning potentials when deciding what college to attend.

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May 1, 2023

The 31 Colleges With the Best Bang for Your Buck

Business Insider economy reporting fellow Ethan Dodd cites “Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)” in an article that lists the top 31 colleges with the best return on investment.

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April 28, 2023

The Nation Is Still at Risk: The Urgency of Workforce Preparation

CEW’s Anthony Carnevale writes this article for Education Week on solving the skills shortage and the tools available to address them.

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April 27, 2023

Letters | On the IMF, Liberal-Arts Degrees, Housing in London, Woke History, Politicians, the OECD

The Economist guest writer Howard Gardener, Professor of cognition and education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in an opinion article on the high earning potential of liberal-arts degrees.

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April 27, 2023

Students Pay a Growing Price for Landing a Job Outside Their College Major

Education Week assistant editor Sarah D. Sparks quotes CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article on the growing price students pay for landing jobs outside their college majors and how better guidance in high school can help them avoid this mismatch.

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April 26, 2023

Forget ‘Divisive Concepts’—Colleges Promote the Thinking Skills Critical for Democracy

Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The Role of Education in Taming Authoritarian Attitudes” in an article on legislative efforts that are increasingly limiting college courses that engage with sensitive subjects such as gender,  racism, and, freedom of speech.

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April 26, 2023

Should You Go Back to School? How To Decide

Forbes Advisor contributor Meghan Gallagher cites “America’s Divided Recovery” in an article on the factors that influence why people return to college and how they can outweigh the high costs associated with it.

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April 26, 2023

You Learn the Value of a College Degree When You Live Without One

The New York Times guest reporter Christopher Zara cites “The College Payoff” in an opinion article on the limited job opportunities available to those non-degree holders and points to an educational divide between those with college degrees and those without.

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April 24, 2023

Opinion | Why Students Are Not Enrolling in Higher Education

The Washington Post cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in an opinion article that features various perspectives on whether or not falling enrollment in higher education results from the politicization of the academy.

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April 24, 2023

How Well Do Career-Prep Offerings Serve Students?

Inside Higher Ed reporter Sara Weissman quotes CEW’s Jeff Strohl on the college programs and supports designed to help students get well-paying jobs and the limited research on their effectiveness at achieving this goal.

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April 20, 2023

Community-College Presidents in Florida Are Not Shrinking Violets

Blurb: The Chronicle of Higher Education cites “The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education,” and “Born To Win, Schooled To Lose” in an article about  the increased interference by some state governments that’s drastically impacting programs and policies in higher education.

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April 15, 2023

Mike Rowe Rips ‘Exponentially Expensive’ College Costs: ‘It’s Bananas’

Fox Business production assistant, Kristen Altus cites “If Not Now, When?” in an article about the rising costs of attending college.

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April 12, 2023

What We’re Getting Wrong in Today’s Arguments Over Higher Education

Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The College Payoff” in an article regarding  the importance of viewing learning and work as intertwined as it’s crucial to continuously put effort towards growing skills.

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April 8, 2023

Healthcare, College Education, and Childcare Started Getting Worse Decades Ago. Now We’re All Finally Feeling It

Business Insider senior labor and inequality reporter Juliana Kaplan cites “If Not Now, When?” in an article that examines the long-term ramifications of a decades-old decision to cut federal spending on education and Pell Grants that continues to impact tuition, which has grown by 169% since 1980.

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March 28, 2023

New Report: Selective Schools Likely Can’t Maintain Diversity if Affirmative Action Ends

Diverse Issues in Higher Education staff writer Jon Edelman cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article on the impact a ban on affirmative action will have on maintaining diversity at selective colleges.

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March 28, 2023

If Race-Conscious Admissions End, Selective Colleges Would Struggle To Create Diverse Classes

Higher Ed Dive senior reporter Jeremy Bauer-Wolf cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about  the struggle to create diverse classes at selective colleges if race-conscious admissions is banned.

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March 28, 2023

US Colleges Face Loss of Racial Diversity if Race-Conscious Admissions Banned, Study Shows

Reuters reporter Gabriella Borter cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about  the impact on racial diversity at colleges if SCOTUS bans affirmative action.

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March 28, 2023

Ending Affirmative Action Harms College Diversity if Legacy Preferences Stand

Bloomberg reporters Jeff Green and Kelsey Butler cite “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quote CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article on the effects of ending race-conscious affirmative action whilst still continuing legacy admissions.

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March 18, 2023

The Decline of the Trades

Axios business reporter Erica Pandey quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article that discusses  the increasing demand for technical workers with regard to a decline in support, stemming from older workers retiring and not enough young people training up to take their jobs.

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March 17, 2023

This New Workplace Benefit Could Soon Become Standard

Forbes council member Bobby Matson cites “If Not Now, When?” in an article about the SECURE Act 2.0, a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to encourage more retirement savings.

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March 15, 2023

Is It Possible To Avoid Student Debt? These Career, Education Tracks Offer a Different Path

USA Today Money and Personal Finance reporter Medora Lee cites “The College Payoff” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article that explores the paths students are forging toward a future with little to no student debt.

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March 15, 2023

The College Problem in America Is About More Than Cost

Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The College Payoff” in an article about the problems afflicting higher education that extend beyond cost.

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March 14, 2023

Jaded With School, More Americans Are Skipping College

Education Week cites “College Payoff” and quotes CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article that links dwindling college enrollment to the effects of the pandemic, an increased interest in careers not requiring degrees, high tuition costs, and the prospect of student debt.

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March 1, 2023

College Is Still Worth It, Research Finds — Although Students Are Growing Skeptical

CNBC personal finance writer Jessica Dickler cites “The College Payoff” in an article on the growing skepticism of students on the value of college and the research that indicates its worthiness.

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February 24, 2023

A $60K Starting Salary for Teachers? Not a Single State Meets the Bar

Education Week reporter Libby Stanford cites “Five Rules Of The College And Career Game” in an article about lawmakers prioritizing teacher pay in 2023.

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February 15, 2023

Apprenticeship Programs Are Becoming More Popular as an Alternative to College

CNBC personal finance writer Jessica Dickler cites “The College Payoff” in an article on the growing popularity of apprenticeship programs as a college alternative.

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February 15, 2023

US Tests New School-University Partnerships

Times Higher Education North America editor Paul Basken quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about  a new school-university partnership aimed at supporting disadvantaged students by allowing high school counselors accompany them to college.

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February 14, 2023

Some People Going Into The Trades Wonder Why Their Classmates Stick With College

The Hechinger Report’s higher education editor Jon Marcus cites “Infrastructure” in an article on the booming ironwork industry and the growing preference for the trades over higher education.

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February 7, 2023

What Do Big Tech Layoffs Mean for STEM Programs?

The Chronicle of Higher Education former reporting Intern Kate Marijolovic mentions CEW’s Martin Van Der Werf in an article that explores  the impact of the big tech layoffs on STEM programs.

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February 2, 2023

Ditch the Degree? Many Employers Are Just Fine With That

 U.S. News & World Report Senior Politics Writer Susan Milligan and Senior Education Writer Lauren Camera cite “Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI  (2022)” in an article that explores the effect the tight labor market is having on both employers and job-seekers who are questioning the conventional wisdom of higher education.

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February 1, 2023

Percentage of US Adults With College Degree or Postsecondary Credential Reaches New High, According to Lumina Report

Forbes senior contributor Michael T. Nietzel cites CEW research in an article centered on a report by Lumina Foundation that indicates an increase in adult postsecondary credential attainment.

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January 31, 2023

Great Gains, Ongoing Gaps

Inside Higher Ed reporter Sara Weissman cites CEW research while highlighting the persistent racial disparities in college degree or credential attainment rates for US adults.

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January 31, 2023

Adult Degree Attainment Rose Across The Board In 2021

Higher Ed Dive’s associate editor Laura Spitalniak cites CEW research in an article on the rise in adult degree attainment over the last two years.

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January 30, 2023

How Much Is an Ivy League Degree Worth?

U.S. News & World Report’s Cole Claybourn cites “College ROI” and quotes CEW’s Jeff Strohl in an article that explores the value of a degree from an Ivy League school.

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January 21, 2023

What’s a College Degree Worth? States Start to Demand Colleges Share the Data

Freelance education reporter Lilah Burke cites “College ROI” while writing for The Hechinger Report about the growing state requirements of higher education institutions for the disclosure of data on college ROI.

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January 12, 2023

Education Department Plans To Publish List of Low-Performing Programs

Inside Higher Ed’s federal policy reporter Katherine Knott quotes CEW’s Martin Van Der Werf in an article on the Education Department’s renewed plans to publicize a list of programs with low financial value to students and taxpayers.

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January 11, 2023

Education Department’s Renewed Plan to List and Shame Low-Value Colleges Draws Concern

Higher Ed Dive’s senior reporter Jeremy Bauer-Wolf cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in an article that discusses the re-established plans of the Education Department to to rate all American colleges, with the goal of identifying low-performing institutions that are burdening  students with high debt loads and low earning potential.

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January 6, 2023

Bachelor’s Degree Dreams Get Farther Out of Reach for One Group of Students

Washington Post higher education writer Jon Marcus cites “Uncertain Pathways” in an article about the challenges of advancing from Community College to Bachelor’s degree programs.

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December 27, 2022

The Benefits of Career and Technical Education for High Schoolers

In this US News & World Report, Kate Rix quotes CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale about the need for funding for CTE programs.

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December 24, 2022

Less Education Can Be Worth More

In this MarketWatch article, Alisa Wolfson cites the CEW report "The College Payoff."

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December 14, 2022

College Majors With the Best Return on Investment

Cole Claybourn writes for US News & World Report about the outcomes for college majors by return on investment.

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