All posts tagged "College & Careers"

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  Report: Declining College Degree Prospects For Low-Income Youths

  In the coming years, low- and moderate-income youth will find it increasingly difficult to afford the cost of a college degree because...

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  Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning

  National Bureau of Economic Research   Results of a recent unprecedented experiment found that Hispanic students, male students and lower-achieving students benefit...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Labor Department Announces $125 Million in Job Training Grants

  Forty-one community colleges and organizations will receive a share of $125 million the U.S. Department Labor awarded Tuesday for the schools and...

• The Write Way to Open the Doors to College

  As any seasoned youth worker knows, every youth has a story to tell. What’s less known is that telling the story well...

• News

  The Next Great Collapse?

  The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee waded into the growing controversy over just what kind of education students receive at...

• News

  Do Students Get Hurt by Fuzzy Credits?

  Washington – With $100 billion in federal student loans and grants at stake, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  $14.7 Million in Grants to Promote Health Care Jobs

  Four youth-serving organizations will share in $14.7 million in Recovery Act grants to support health care training and virtual service-delivery to promote...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  For-Profit College Reforms Stir Debate

  The U.S. Department of Education is proposing new rules to oversee the growing field of for-profit higher education, but it kicked the...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Jobs Forecast Predicts Increasing Need for College Degrees

  The vast majority of American jobs in the next few years will require some type of post-secondary training or degree, meaning that...

• News

  Debt From For-Profit Colleges Leading to Federal Regulation

  The Washington Post examines Congress and the Obama administration’s reaction to the rise in popularity of for-profit colleges. According to the Post,...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Still Waiting for Summer Jobs Bill, States Tap TANF Funds for Programs

  While as much as $1 billion in funding for a national summer youth employment program  continues to languish in Congress, a growing...

• News

  Congress Considers New Bankruptcy Rules on Private College Loans

  A possible fight over college loans is looming in Congress, but not over the maximum a student can borrow.  Instead, members of...

• News

  New Paper Blames GED for Adding to Dropout Problem

  While the GED – general educational development certificate – is often portrayed as a quick fix for America’s dropout problem or a...

• News

  Summer Jobs Wilt

    Youth summer jobs programs are preparing for a rough season. Congressional delays last month left providers uncertain about how they’ll manage...

• News

  Job Training’s Value in Tough Times

    When youths contact Workforce Development, Inc., in Rochester, Minn., to ask about their chances of landing a summer job, youth workers...

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  Towards a New Model of Success for Disconnected Youth

    Youth Development Institute (YDI) This report serves as a guide for forming partnerships between community-based organizations and colleges that want to...

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  How Colleges and Universities Are Improving Degree Completion

    Southern Regional Education Board Amid growing concern over lackluster college completion rates in the United States, this report takes a look...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Video Contest Focuses on Key Jobs

  If you can make insightful online videos about certain in-demand careers, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) wants to know if you’re...

• News

  College Students Spending Less Time in the Books

  Cedric Hope, a junior at the University of Maryland, College Park, says he manages to get by in his classes, but he...

• Panel: Corporations Are Key to Increasing Postsecondary Attainment

  Corporations need to invest more heavily in job training and tuition assistance programs if the United States is to increase postsecondary attainment...