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If Not Now, When?: The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy

If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy Summary If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy makes the case that the United States’ disjointed approach to youth policy has failed young people. In the current fragmented system, pre-K–12, postsecondary education, and the workforce operate in silos that...

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If Not Now, When?: The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy

Frank Zhang

If Not Now, When?: The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy

Frank Zhang In New CEW Report

The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education

The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education Summary In partnership with the Postsecondary Value Commission, we conducted a thought experiment on the costs of inequality in the US education system. Our simulation found that the US economy misses out on $956 billion per year, along with numerous nonmonetary benefits, as a result of postsecondary attainment gaps by...

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The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education

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The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education

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15 Million Infrastructure Jobs: An Economic Shot in the Arm to the COVID-19 Recession

Frank Zhang In New CEW Report

The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America

The Merit Myth How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown US higher education into disarray, left the survival of some colleges in doubt, and brought to the surface the dangers of our nation’s growing inequality and political polarization. In The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America, authors...

Frank Zhang In New CEW Report

The Way We Were: The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing From 1940 to 2016

The Way We Were The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing From 1940 to 2016 Summary Between 1940 and 2016, employment in manufacturing shifted across America from the Northeast to the Midwest and the Southeast. The industry lost ground in many places and is now the largest employer in only two states—Indiana and Wisconsin. In 1940, 23% of workers were employed...

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