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Aviation students solve problems — before the crash
Students are learning math, engineering and problem solving through a curriculum designed by the nonprofit Aircraft Owners and Pilots...

Joanne Jacobs
May 4, 20222 min read


Career readiness starts in kindergarten
Credit: The World of Work American and British children dream of careers as vloggers or YouTubers, concludes a 2019 LEGO survey of...

Joanne Jacobs
May 4, 20222 min read


Americans lose confidence in higher ed
Americans — especially Republicans — are losing confidence in higher education, reports Gallup. Three years ago, 57 percent of U.S....

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 10, 20182 min read


Reclaiming degrees — but what are they worth?
Millions of students drop out or “stop out” of college with some credits, but no degree. Degrees When Due, created by the Institute for...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 3, 20181 min read


Why high schools can’t raise standards
Forty to 50 percent of high school graduates aren’t prepared to pass a community college class, writes Marc Tucker, president of the...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 18, 20182 min read


‘College for all’ works — for 16% of students
Our education system fails most students, argues Oren Cass, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow and author of How the Other Half Learns. ...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20182 min read


Starting a school — slowly
In a New Orleans charter high’s first year, students beat the state school performance average, writes Matt Candler, a board member, on...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 9, 20181 min read


Colleges drop prices to compete for students
Some non-elite colleges are freezing or dropping prices, reports Hechinger’s Matt Krupnick. They’re competing for a smaller cohort of...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 6, 20182 min read


Best colleges for economic payoff
Which colleges are best at helping students graduate, earn more and pay back their student loans? The University of North Carolina at...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 24, 20181 min read


Short on college students? Add casino studies!
As the U.S. is running low on 18-year-olds. Non-elite colleges are having trouble meeting enrollment or net tuition revenue targets,...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 16, 20182 min read


California offers training for ‘stranded workers’
California is moving ahead with an online college for “stranded workers,” reports Mikhail Zinshteyn on EdSource. It will offer short-term...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 6, 20181 min read


Job hunting 101
Job hunting is a class at Skidmore, a liberal arts college in upstate New York, reports NPR’s Elissa Nadworny. Paul Calhoun, a business...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20182 min read


Summer jobs aren’t for teens any more
Immigrant adults are taking summer jobs once done by U.S. teenagers, writes Paul Bedard in the Washington Examiner. “Immigrants — legal...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 14, 20181 min read


Linking dollars to degrees is tricky
Linking community college funding to graduation rates is tricky, writes David Kirp, a Berkeley professor and of the Learning Policy...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Don’t tie diploma to college-prep coursework
Requiring college-prep coursework to earn a diploma is a mistake, writes Russell Rumberger on EdSource. An emeritus University of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 9, 20182 min read


Gates: Facts are your friends
Bill Gates is offering all 2018 college graduates a free download of his favorite book, Hans Rosling’s Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 7, 20182 min read


STEM is for C students too, says report
Young people can succeed in technical jobs even with mediocre grades in math and science or liberal arts majors, claims a new study, on...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 13, 20182 min read


Middle school to manufacturing
Middle-schoolers in Ohio are learning math, science and programming — and competing in contests such as MakerMinded to expose them to...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 10, 20182 min read


Connecting working-class kids to high-tech futures
Carlos Huerta, an engineering student at Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High, works on wheels for a “drop-and-dash” robot for the...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 7, 20183 min read


Learning about work starts early
When my daughter was in preschool, she wanted to grow up to be a ballet dancer. I remember a boy who wanted to be a tap dancer and a chef...

Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20181 min read
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