Joanne Jacobs
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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20182 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
Apr 25, 20181 min read
College, college, college — what about trades?
While U.S. students are told that a four-year college degree is the only route to success, employers are paying top dollar for those...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 24, 20182 min read
From ‘early college’ to careers
uses job-market data to help students plan their futures, reports Catherine Gewertz in Education Week. Students at iLEAD Academy...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 19, 20181 min read
Career-tech students work hard, learn ‘soft’ skills
“Students who take a lot of career-and-technical-education classes in high school are hard workers who are less likely than their peers...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 13, 20181 min read
Degree inflation doesn’t pay
Now that unemployment is down, employers may think twice about degree inflation, writes Preston Cooper in Forbes. They can’t afford to be...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 12, 20181 min read
For most, AA degree leads to low-wage jobs
The cheapest route to a bachelor’s degree — in theory — is to live at home, go to a low-cost community college, earn an associate of arts...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 19, 20181 min read
Help wanted: Need master’s in janitorial science
sheepskin effect” requires a master’s degree. “If trends continue, by 2025 we will be offering master’s degrees in janitorial science.”...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 9, 20172 min read
Against education
Most people don’t learn much in college beyond basic literacy and numeracy, writes Bryan Caplan in The Atlantic. A degree shows mastery...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 18, 20172 min read
Play the college loan game
Which college should I attend? How much can I safely borrow? Should I take a half-time job or an unpaid internship? Join a fraternity or...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20171 min read
Learn ‘agility’ to compete with robots
While schools struggle to teach basic 20th-century skills, 21st-century students will need to compete with robots for work in The Age of...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20172 min read
Learn now, pay later
Instead of paying for college, students can learn now, pay later at San Francisco’s Make School, reports Emily DeRuy in the San Jose...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 25, 20171 min read
After high school, what’s next?
In Out of High School, Into Real Life, the New York Times profiles recent graduates who aren’t enrolling in college. Many seem quite...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 17, 20171 min read
Gift for grads: Digital clean-up service
Looking cool — or stupid? Getting ready for college now means cleaning up your online image, writes Taylor Lorenz on Mashable. Many high...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 10, 20171 min read
Job market is strong for ’17 college grads
A new survey shows 74 percent of employers plan to hire recent college graduates this year, up from 67 percent last year. Thirty-nine...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20172 min read
Who will work? Education, automation and jobs
Robots — artificial intelligence technology — will take up to 47 percent of U.S. jobs in the next few decades, predicts a White House...
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