Jun 13 Why not all American youth should go to college By Robert Lerman Traveling to BMW's only American plant, where they've imported the German tradition of apprenticeships, Paul Solman speaks with long-time apprenticeship advocate and American University economist Bob Lerman about how pushing everyone onto the same path of a four-year college degree… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 07 Obama promotes program for refinancing college debt By Associated Press President Barack Obama used the college commencement season Saturday to get behind Senate Democratic legislation that would let college graduates with heavy debts refinance their loans. Continue reading
May 12 University lectures are ineffective for learning, analysis finds By Travis Daub After nearly a thousand years, it might be time for universities to rethink how professors convey wisdom and information to their students, Science magazine reports. A meta-analysis of 225 studies published in PNAS found that the age-old practice… Continue reading
May 02 Most seniors forego first-choice school after acceptance, survey finds By Talia Mindich Most U.S. seniors accepted into their first-choice colleges enroll elsewhere, a new study says. According to the American Freshman Survey , conducted during the 2013 school year, only 56.9 percent of students enrolled in their first choice -- the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Percentage of Americans with college degrees rises, paying for degrees tops financial challenges By Kyla Calvert Mason Nearly 40 percent of working-aged Americans now hold a college degree, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 8:23 College Board announces SAT overhaul to address inequality, boost relevance By PBS News Hour The College Board announced a partial overhaul of the SAT, slated to take effect in the spring of 2016, which will eliminate the mandatory essay, revert to a top score of 1600 and create new fee waivers for lower-income students,… Continue watching
Feb 21 Too many college grads? Or too few? By Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Jeff Strohl Don't believe the statistics that point to the stagnant demand for college-educated workers; college attendance is still an advantage in the labor market, and suggesting otherwise only discourages those who could benefit most from going to college. Continue reading
Feb 11 Despite cost, survey claims college education pays off By Bridget Bowman According to a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday, college graduates today are in a much better economic position compared to their peers with only a high school degree. Adults of the so-called millennial generation, who are currently between… Continue reading
Feb 06 Two loves: An adjunct's journey from the classroom to the racetrack By Ingrid Steffensen Ingrid Steffensen thought she'd be spending her life on a university campus. But the relationship she imagined for herself -- teaching and reading and writing full-time (and making a living doing it) -- wasn’t to be. Her love for the… Continue reading