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College is an 'expensive gamble' for the artsy and the unprepared
College is seen as an "expensive gamble" by many Americans, concludes a recent Public Agenda survey. Half say college "is a questionable...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 29, 20222 min read


Kids just want to be 'influencers'
Generation Z, which means 16- to 25-year-olds, don't want to grow up to be doctors, lawyers, astronauts or cowboys, according to a new...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 27, 20221 min read


Blue-collar workers don't want to pay college loans: 'Hell no!'
Linking student loan forgiveness to jobs and skills training would have been politically savvy, writes Andrew J. Rotherham on Eduwonk....

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20222 min read


As 'college for all' fades, schools build career pathways
"College for all" meant degrees for some, disappointment for others and $1.75 trillion in debt for 48 million borrowers. Urban school...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 24, 20222 min read


You can do anything (but some things better than others)
You can do anything, children are told. Dream big! But many young people don't know what careers exist in the real world or what they...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 7, 20222 min read


‘Every weld is a challenge’
Philadelphia schools are focusing career-tech training on preparing students to move from high school to apprenticeships and skilled...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 17, 20221 min read


Hot jobs of the future: welder, plumber
Tennessee’s technical colleges focus on job skills, such as mechatronics. We’ve reached peak college, writes urbanist Joel Kotkin in...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 16, 20221 min read


It’s a hot summer job market for youth
Working as a lifeguard was a dangerous job in “Stranger Things.” A red-hot summer job market awaits teenagers, reports Paul Wiseman and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 9, 20221 min read


Working teens do better in school
Working part-time during the school year is good for teenagers, as long as they limit their work hours, concludes a newly published...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 9, 20221 min read


It’s a longer, steeper path to a ‘good job’
It takes young people a lot longer than their elders to be self-supporting, concludes two new reports from Georgetown’s Center on...

Joanne Jacobs
May 21, 20221 min read


Class of ’22: Fewer males aim for college
After two pandemic years, the college-going gender gap is widening, reports YouthTruth’s Class of 2022 survey. Compared to the class of...

Joanne Jacobs
May 19, 20222 min read
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
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