Media Mentions
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. Mulhere uses information from the report, “Women Can’t Win: Despite Making Educational Gains and Pursuing High-Wage Majors, Women Still Earn Less than Men” from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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. Berman quotes Dr. Nicole Smith, Research Professor and Chief Economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 Education Requirements Through 2018” from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 Gainful Employment and College Degrees” from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 report by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 on Education and the Workforce.
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 The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients, a report by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 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: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients, a report by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 a BA: A State-by-State Analysis, a report by J.P. Morgan Chase and the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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, a report by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.
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 and the Workforce, Good Jobs That Pay without a BA and Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020.