Media Mentions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
June 29, 2021
Is it a Sluggish Labor Market — Or Workers Positioning Themselves for Better Opportunities?
In article for NBC News by Martha C. White, CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith is quoted on the pandemic’s effects on the labor market.
June 28, 2021
How Community Colleges Can Better Prepare Adult Workers
This article from EdSource by Michael Burke quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the importance of community college for career training and preparing students for the workforce.
June 22, 2021
Redefining Infrastructure Would be a Boon to Women, Lower-Income, and Minority Workers.
In an article for NBC News, Martha White quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith’s more inclusive definition of infrastructure, and how spending on childcare and eldercare will boost the economy in the long run.
June 15, 2021
Engineering Has a Diversity Problem. Colleges Can Help.
In this Chronicle of Higher Education newsletter, Vimal Patel discusses the findings of the latest CEW report, “Mission Not Accomplished,” and its implications for efforts to diversify the engineering field.
June 10, 2021
An Economist Explains How to Make College Pay
Rick Hess cites the CEW report “The Economic Value of College Majors” in an interview for Education Week.
June 7, 2021
Good News for Grads: Help (Really) Wanted
Sarah Matusek writes for Christian Science Monitor about the proliferation of job openings for recent graduates. Matusek quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith about how the career outlook for recent grads has improved this year.
June 2, 2021
The Two-Faced Promise of Higher Education
CEW's Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl write for Higher Learning Advocates about inequality in the higher education system.
May 30, 2021
The Luckiest Workers in America? Teenagers
Jeanna Smialek and David McCabe write for the New York Times about how teenagers are rapidly finding employment and higher wages. Smialek and McCabe quote CEW Director Anthony Carnevale about why the boom for young adults might be short-lived.
