Joanne Jacobs
Honest diplomas
The only way to award honest high school diplomas is to give students a choice of meeting basic, career-ready or university-ready...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 21, 2018
- 1 min
Equality widens STEM’s gender gap
In gender-equal Norway and Finland, 20 percent of college graduates in science, engineering and math are women, compared to 41 percent in...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 13, 2018
- 1 min
Degree inflation doesn’t pay
Now that unemployment is down, employers may think twice about degree inflation, writes Preston Cooper in Forbes. They can’t afford to be...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
For most, AA degree leads to low-wage jobs
The cheapest route to a bachelor’s degree — in theory — is to live at home, go to a low-cost community college, earn an associate of arts...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
Who’s college ready? Let’s find out
States vow to graduate students who are college- and career-ready but have no idea if they’re succeeding, writes Checker Finn. The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 8, 2018
- 1 min
Computer science instead of Algebra II?
Ohio students will be able to take advanced computer science instead of Algebra II under a new law, reports Leo Versel in Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 7, 2018
- 1 min
New Mexico: Apply to college or else
New Mexico will make applying to college a high school graduation requirement, under a bill moving through the Legislature. “Exceptions...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 19, 2018
- 1 min
Help wanted: Need master’s in janitorial science
sheepskin effect” requires a master’s degree. “If trends continue, by 2025 we will be offering master’s degrees in janitorial science.”...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 16, 2018
- 2 min
Why retraining usually doesn’t work
Retraining usually doesn’t work, writes Jeffrey Selingo is part of the Lumina-funded series, What makes a worker?, in The Atlantic....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Auto shop is sold as STEM training
Pushed to offer more college-prep classes, California high schools have cut auto shop and other vocational classes, reports Carolyn Jones...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 7, 2018
- 1 min
‘Career-ready’ at 18? It’s a myth
In the 21st century, the “career-ready” 18-year-old high school graduate is a myth, write Anthony P. Carnevale, who...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 3, 2018
- 1 min
Ohio: No job skills needed to be ‘career ready’
Ohio will put a career readiness seal on the diplomas of graduates who’ve mastered skills such as teamwork and creativity,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 9, 2017
- 2 min
Against education
Most people don’t learn much in college beyond basic literacy and numeracy, writes Bryan Caplan in The Atlantic. A degree shows mastery...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 7, 2017
- 1 min
Grad rate rises as diploma’s value falls
America’s high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, yet a high school diploma doesn’t signify college readiness, career...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 29, 2017
- 1 min
Student loan defaulters may lose licenses
Defaulting on student loans can be a career ender, reports the New York Times. Nineteen states suspend state-issued professional licenses...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 27, 2017
- 1 min
Fear of tracking undercuts apprenticeship push
America’s history of tracking could doom proposals for youth apprenticeships, writes New America’s Abigail Swisher. Would a robust system...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 26, 2017
- 2 min
$500 billion for college, $8 billion for job training
Donald Trump’s June 2017 executive order calling for the expansion of apprenticeships, is “good PR,” Anthony Carnevale tells The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 27, 2017
- 1 min
Add ‘free apprenticeship’ to ‘free college’
“Free college” programs should include tuition-free apprenticeships, writes New America’s Iris Palmer. Arkansas, Kentucky, and Indiana...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 26, 2017
- 1 min
Teaching horseshoeing shouldn’t be illegal
Bob Smith is fighting for the right to teach horseshoeing to high school dropouts. Smith and would-be student Esteban Narez are suing the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 18, 2017
- 2 min
Play the college loan game
Which college should I attend? How much can I safely borrow? Should I take a half-time job or an unpaid internship? Join a fraternity or...
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