Education Oct 26 Jobs requiring college degrees disqualify most U.S. workers — especially workers of color By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis
Education Oct 05 Watch 8:33 Politics of vaccine, mask mandates complicate return to normal on college campuses Millions of students returned to campus this fall for the in-person college experience, as the Delta variant continues to impact parts of the U.S. Some schools have strict mandates for vaccination, testing and masking. In other places, that’s not an… By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane, Maea Lenei Buhre
Education Jul 01 Facing skilled worker shortage, U.S. companies try to train their own new labor pools With a growing consensus that some sectors of the economy face a shortage of qualified workers, employers are paying entry-level workers to learn on the job. By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report
Education Aug 04 Watch 7:43 This college lowered tuition due to the pandemic — and plans not to raise it again U.S. colleges have struggled with how to conduct the upcoming academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic. With many schools deciding to offer only remote classes but still charging full tuition, the pandemic has added a new urgency to questions about… By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise
Making Sen$e Mar 30 Analysis: Why access to college depends on where you live Geographic location is an important factor in determining not just where, but whether, a high school senior goes on to college. Factors like distance act like a price increase that affects some students but not others, regardless of their ability… By Abigail Wozniak
Sep 05 Watch 6:48 How online graduate programs offer degrees at significant savings By PBS NewsHour As technology evolves and more online graduate programs become available at a much lower cost, should we reconsider traditional higher education in a classroom setting? Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some students earning master’s degrees at Georgia Tech are paying… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Can online courses replace a campus education? By PBS NewsHour Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that anyone can take from anywhere in the world, are the future of higher education or the vehicle of its demise, depending on your perspective. Hari Sreenivasan talks with the man who first created… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Study measuring value of college prizes engagement over elite for long-term well-being By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch California Dream Act Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Is a College Education Essential for Americans? A series of debates sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs address whether America needs more college graduates to remain competitive on a global level, or whether the emerging job markets favor people without degrees. Paul… Continue watching