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
Jan 19 Watch College students combat hackers By PBS News Hour Business and government spent around $46 billion in 2013 to guard against malicious cybercriminals. How can the U.S. combat this growing threat? Carnegie Mellon University is training the next generation of cybersecurity experts by teaching them to think like hackers. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Students explore an entrepreneurial alternative to higher ed with Enstitute As the cost of higher education mounts, debt-laden students, cash-strapped parents and members of the media are asking: is traditional college still the answer? Correspondent Mona Iskander reports on Enstitute, a two-year apprenticeship program that matches 18- to 24-year-olds with… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch The GED gets a makeover: Will it make for better workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. On Sunday,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Veterans going back to school find benefit in specialized on-campus support Veterans going back to school find benefit in specialized on-campus support… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Armen Keteyian, author of "The System" Armen Keteyian talks to Jeffrey brown about corruption in collegiate football. Continue watching