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How do homeschoolers turn out?
Long-term homeschoolers are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree and earn less than non-homeschoolers, but they're happier.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 101 min read
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Do your math: You'll earn more as an adult
Math skills predict adult earnings more strongly than reading skills, health or other factors.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 92 min read
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A debt-free bachelor's degree is not impossible (but it's not easy)
Confidence in the value of higher education is down , and fear of college debt is up, writes Rob Jenkins, an associate professor of...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 1, 20243 min read
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College is a good bet -- with financial aid -- for lower-income CA students
Earning a degree at a California community college or state university is a good bet for students from low- and moderate-income families,...

Joanne Jacobs
May 13, 20241 min read
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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
May 13, 20242 min read
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'Be all you can be' works for black soldiers
Enlisting in the Army raises earnings for blacks, writes Jeff Murray, citing a new study. Army Service in the All-Volunteer Era by West...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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