In this CNBC article, Kathleen Elkins writes about the new report “Women Can’t Win,” from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce. Elkins also discusses what women can do to…
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In this Fortune article, Claire Zillman highlights our new report, “Women Can’t Win,” and explores some of the reasons why the gender wage gap still exists, including education level, major…
In this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, Maureen Downey writes about the persistence of the gender wage gap and the value of postsecondary vocational certificates. Mulhere uses information from the report, “Women…
In this Time Money article, Kaitlin Mulhere reports that at every education level women have to earn one additional degree in order reach average salaries in line with men’s averages….
In this MarketWatch article, Jillian Berman writes about how women are more likely to earn degrees than men, but they don’t reap as large of a benefit from their education….
In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, Tiffany Pennamon writes about explanations for the gender wage gap. Pennamon quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Director at the Georgetown University Center on Education…
In this Associated Press article, NerdWallet columnist Brianna Mcgurran writes about postsecondary education options. Mcgurran quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Director at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
In this MarketWatch article, Jillian Berman writes about economist Bryan Caplan’s book called “The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money.” Berman quotes…
In this Washington Post article, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel writes about the Trump Administration’s plans to slash annual funding for student aid programs. Douglas-Gabriel quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Director of the Georgetown University…
In this Hechinger Report article, Rich Nickel writes about building a broad-based college-going culture. Nickel uses information from the report, “Good Jobs That Pay without a BA: A State-by-State Analysis”…
In this Education Dive article, Patti Zarling writes about a growing pool of technology wonks launching independent programs to fill the skills gap. Zarling quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale in her…
In this Washington Post article, Jeffrey J. Selingo writes about President Trump’s comments on vocational education during a congressional retreat. Selingo pulls from the report, “Help Wanted: Projecting Jobs and…
In this CNN article, Juana Summers writes about how President Trump equated vocational schools with the nation’s community colleges. Summers quotes Jeff Strohl, the Director of Research at the Georgetown…
In this Bloomberg BNA article, Emily Wilkins writes about the Education Department’s proposal to change an Obama administration regulation known as “gainful employment.” Wilkins quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Director at…
In this Politico article, Michael Stratford writes about the Trump administration’s proposal to remove sanctions on low-performing programs at for-profit colleges. Stratford mentions Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, Director of the…
In this Atlantic article, Kelly Field writes about how vocational programs that tend to attract females also lead to the least-lucrative professions. Field pulls information from the report, “Certificates: Gateway to…
In this MarketWatch article, Quentin Fottrell talks about how the vast majority of employee referrals go to white men. Fottrell quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale is his article.
In this NPR news segment, Uri Berliner writes about the rise in contract workers and the benefits that come along with contract work. Berliner quotes Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale in…
In this The Conversation article, Dr. Carnevale, director of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, Andrew Hanson, senior research analyst, and Megan Fasules, research economist, write about the career-ready…
In this Wall Street Journal article, Melissa Korn and Douglas Belkin discuss the newly revised Higher Education Bill. Korn and Belkin cite Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020, a…
In this CNBC article, Abigail Hess compiles a list of the most popular college majors. Hess cites The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings, a report by the Georgetown Center…
In this Forbes article, Willard Dix advises students to focus more on their choice of major than the prestige of a school. Dix quotes Anthony Carnevale, Director of the Georgetown Center…
In this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, Maureen Downey discusses the recently modified Higher Education Act. Downey quotes Anthony Carnevale, Director of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
In this Mic article, Rainesford Stauffer discusses how students do not use the skills they acquire in college after graduation. Stauffer quotes Andrew Hanson, Senior Analyst at the Georgetown Center on…
In this MarketWatch article, Jillian Berman discusses Brown University’s recently announced no-loan policy for students receiving financial aid. Berman highlights the challenges of the new financial aid packages and cites…
In this The Atlantic article, Lolade Fadulu discusses how technology companies can help harness the skills of the US workforce. Fadulu quotes Anthony Carnevale (Director) and Nicole Smith (Chief Economist)…
In this Forbes article, Gabriel Horwitz writes about the impact of automation on job seekers and increasing educational attainment. Horwitz mentions findings by the Georgetown University Center on Education and…
In this Washington Post op-ed, Dr. Carnevale writes about how the newly-proposed PROSPER Act would give consumers program level information, including completion rates, loan repayment rates, and average earnings out of…
In this Education Week article, Catherine Gewertz discusses the benefits of supplementing a college education with an apprenticeship. Gerwertz cites America’s Divided Recovery, a report by the Georgetown Center on…
In this Washington Post article, Jeffrey Selingo discusses the factors surrounding college major choices. Selingo quotes Anthony Carnevale, Director of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce
In this Hechinger Report article, Jon Marcus highlights the disparity in the number of low-income students who receive financial aid at the most selective universities. Marcus cites The 20% Solution:…
In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Richard V. Reeves discusses the role higher education plays in perpetuating class inequality. Reeves quotes Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl from the Georgetown…
In this Wall Street Journal article, Douglas Belkin and Melissa Korn discuss how the latest version of the Higher Education Act could increase transparency at educational institutions. Belkin and Korn…
In this Business Insider article, Abby Jackson compiles a list of ten states with the most jobs for workers without a college degree. Jackson cites Good Jobs That Pay without…
In this Denver Post article, Aldo Svaldi highlights some of the best industries for workers without a college degree. Svaldi talks to Neil Ridley, the State Initiative Director at the…
In this LA Times article, Naomi Schaefer Riley explores why Black students are more likely to default on student loans. Riley cites African Americans: College Majors and Earnings, a report…
In this Hechinger report article, Daniel Porterfield explores the growing body of research on creating upward mobility for low-income students. Porterfield cites Help Wanted: Projecting Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018 ,…
In this Inside Higher Ed article, Andrew Kreighbaum discusses policies surrounding postsecondary education and workforce training in the United States. Kreighbaum cites Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees,…
In this New York Times article, Teddy Nykiel discusses some of the barriers students encounter when completing a college degree. Nykiel cites two reports by the Georgetown Center on Education…
In this Atlantic article, Alana Semuels explores how low-income families are affected by the gender gap in college. Semuels cites America’s Divided Recovery, a report by the Georgetown Center on…