Joanne Jacobs
Job training draws more students to community colleges
Community colleges are drawing more students to job-oriented programs, fewer to classes that lead to an academic degree, reports Joshua...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 13, 20232 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
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
Jan 31, 20232 min read
The readiness is (almost) all
Who goes to college? Enrollment rates vary widely by family income, race and ethnicity and gender, but among students of similar academic...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20221 min read
College apps are up again, and crunch season is just starting
College applications appear to be up this fall after a pandemic dip, according to the Common Application's report on early applicants....
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22, 20221 min read
College enrollment just keeps falling
College enrollment continues to fall, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The number of...
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