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If AI kills the market value of a degree, how many colleges will survive?
AI is destroying the value of a college degree -- everyone's cheating -- and taking entry-level jobs from new graduates.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 162 min read


Adults can turn experience to credits for a speedy degree
Giving college credits for skills learned on the job is helping adults earn degrees and colleges fill empty seats.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 123 min read


Blue-collar jobs are unfilled, but young Americans don't have skills
Demand is high for skilled technicians and manufacturing workers, but few high school or college graduates are qualified.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 261 min read


Is a college degree worth the cost? 45% say 'no'
Americans think college costs too much and want more focus on preparing students for jobs.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Job or college? Germany adds flexibility to apprenticeship system
One German state is adding flexibility to its two-track education system, writes Frieda Klotz on the Hechinger Report. German students...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Colleges add career coaches: Students say 'career success' is a priority
Colleges are adding career counselors and urging students to start career planning early, reports Hechinger's Jon Marcus. Some are...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20232 min read


Higher ed's future: Microcredentials?
Microcredentials, which certify completion of short-term training in marketable skills, are the "new new thing in higher education,"...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20232 min read


Should teens work more?
Desperate for entry-level workers, employers are pushing states to ease child-labor laws to let teenagers work longer hours, at younger...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 16, 20232 min read


Educating for adulthood
Americans have fallen out of love with college degrees, writes Jenny Anderson in Time. In 2019, Americans ranked “preparing for college”...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 6, 20231 min read


More young people are skipping college: Is that a crisis?
A good student at a good high school, Grayson Hart "believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life," until...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 13, 20232 min read


What skills does a web developer need? What about a truck mechanic?
What does it take to be a web developer or a truck mechanic or a personal-care assistant? Texas State Technical College has built a free,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20221 min read
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