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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Why does Kalamazoo Promise work for women but not men?
The Kalamazoo Promise, which guarantees college scholarships to all graduates of the Michigan city's schools, has increased college...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 7, 20222 min read
'Ungrading' college
Many colleges have dropped admissions tests to promote diversity and equity: Applicants who grew up with educated (or Asian) parents and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Drop college mandates for jobs before the next $400 billion bailout
Forgiving student loans -- if it survives a legal challenge -- is estimated to cost $400 billion to $500 billion or more. That means...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Career tech pays off in Massachusetts
Students at career-tech high schools in Massachusetts are more likely to go to college and earn more than similar students who take a...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Low-status, low-cost colleges can be a good deal for low-income students
University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley accepts more than 80 percent of applicants, most of whom come from low-income families. Thanks to...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Students go farther when they have a plan
Connor Opdahl began planning his future in eighth grade, writes David Tobenkin on The 74. Wisconsin requires students to develop an...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 29, 20222 min read
The Big Blur: Rethink high school, job training, college
Linking high school, work-based learning and college is an idea whose time may have come, writes Javeria Salman in the Hechinger Report....
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 29, 20222 min read
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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 27, 20221 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20222 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....
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 24, 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 7, 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 17, 20221 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 16, 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 9, 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...
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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...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 21, 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 19, 20222 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 4, 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...
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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...
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