Joanne Jacobs
Do you want a scone with your cappucino? '24 grads are struggling to find jobs
College graduates are finding it hard to get their first professional job.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 32 min read
Off with the keffiyeh, on with the job search: Employers 'resist' hiring activists
Ivy League graduates who've been resisting "late-stage capitalism" want jobs, but employers are resisting hiring them.
Joanne Jacobs
May 302 min read
Is college worth it if you have to borrow? Only 22% say 'yes'
Most Americans don't think borrowing to go to college is worth it.
Joanne Jacobs
May 132 min read
Does college pay? Just barely for ed majors, not at all for half of master's degrees
Alex majors in engineering at a public university, while Chris earns a nursing degree. Their return on investment (ROI) -- the increase...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 293 min read
Go State U! Why pay a premium for a 'polarizing' degree?
Borrow a bundle to go to a prestigious private college? Or go to your state's flagship state university for slightly less status and a...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 102 min read
College or Chipotle? High school graduates need more choices
America invests more than $500 billion of taxpayer money in colleges each year, writes Ryan Craig, in an Education Next forum. That...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 12 min read
Half of college grads start in low-level jobs, and most won't catch up
Half of college graduates are working in jobs that don't require a degree or college skills, report Vanessa Fuhrmans and Lindsay Ellis in...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 313 min read
Apprenticeships fail to launch in the U.S.
Ninety-two percent of Americans like the idea of apprenticeships, according to a recent American Staffing Association survey, and 62...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 132 min read
Wary students seek no-debt degrees -- and no-degree jobs
Young Americans are trying to avoid student loans or find low-debt paths to good jobs, reports Nirvi Shah in USA Today. Janika Cook...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Darning socks, shorthand, algebra
Selective colleges should stop expecting top students to take calculus, argues Scott White in Forbes. I was with him that far. My...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Down with the college-industrial complex
Young people believe they need a college degree to be considered for a "good job," writes Rick Hess, education policy director of the...
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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