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Know before you go (with federal aid) to high-risk, low-earnings colleges
FAFSA will warn students who apply for aid to attend colleges where graduates earn less than workers with only a high school degree.
Joanne Jacobs
14 hours ago2 min read
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Today's students will earn 8% less (but won't know how much that is)
U.S. students' future earnings -- and the economy as a whole -- will be much lower because of declining achievement in math and reading.
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 192 min read
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Why humanities don't get no respect -- except for philosophy
Humanities would get more respect -- and graduates would earn more -- if professors made classes harder.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 121 min read
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Does college pay? Yes for nursing, engineering and econ, no for 31% of programs
Lifetime return on investment for a Stanford English degree is less than $24,000, just under $4 million for a chemical engineering bachelor's.
Joanne Jacobs
May 312 min read
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