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Sep 05

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How online graduate programs offer degrees at significant savings

By PBS News Hour

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…

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Sep 05

Column: Why we shouldn’t push students to specialize in STEM too early

By Annette Jacobson

Today’s high school students are expected to decide on a life path early, and dedicate everything to pursuing that track, especially those considering a major or career in STEM. While it can produce students with high technical capabilities, this hyper…

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Sep 01

Century-old ‘work college’ model regains popularity as student debt grows

By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report

Work colleges, where students get paid or gain credit toward tuition, are drawing renewed interest, thanks to rising student debt, skepticism about the financial payoff of a liberal arts education and employer complaints that graduates aren’t prepared for jobs.

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Aug 30

Twitter chat: Are apprenticeships more lucrative than a college degree?

By Vic Pasquantonio

To learn more about apprenticeships and share your thoughts and questions, join in @NewsHour's Twitter chat on Thursday, August 31, at 1 p.m. EDT.

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Aug 29

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Colorado apprenticeship program turns the factory floor into a classroom

By PBS News Hour

Some high school students in Colorado may get prime jobs even before they get their diplomas. That’s because CareerWise, the nation’s first statewide youth apprenticeship program, links students to industries and addresses manufacturers’ demand for skills, while offering employment, academic…

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Aug 29

After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

As California budgets millions to rebrand long-disparaged vocational education, there are an estimated 30 million jobs in the U.S. that pay at least $55,000 per year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree.

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Aug 25

Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy

By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed

Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus.

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Aug 24

How students with school debt but no degree get stuck in ‘purgatory’

By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

In a vicious circle, debt and low-paying jobs make it tough to earn a way back to college. The numbers of students with school debt but no degree are large enough that the financial impact goes beyond individual struggles and…

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Aug 24

Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy

By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed

Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus.

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Aug 23

Growing number of Georgia students have debt but no college degree

By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015.

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