Media Mentions
In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, LaMont Jones writes about the White House’s priorities for the Higher Education Act as Congress works toward reauthorization. Jones quotes CEW Director Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale on the changes some proposals would bring in transparency and accountability at the program level in higher education.
Katherine Mangan writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education that even the meaning of “free” is hard to pin down when it comes to presidential candidates’ college-affordability proposals. Mangan uses data from the CEW report “Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020” to explain how changing education and training requirements have motivated these proposals.
In this Education Dive article, Hallie Busta lists five ideas for improving higher ed, including increasing career service offerings and online degree options. Busta cites the CEW report “Learning While Earning: The New Normal” to show that one-fifth of today’s full-time students are also working full time.
In this Washington Post op-ed, CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale explains how politicians can navigate the free college debate — by declaring that 14 years of education is the new 12. He argues that this solution would set the expectation for all students to pursue some kind of education or training beyond high school.