This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the Nellie Mae Education Foundation began our journey through an equity assessment process over a year ago, we’ve been taking a hard look in the mirror to examine the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part One in a two-part series. Read Part Two. Our public education system, as it exists today, was not built to prepare young people for jobs in the present and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Of university students who participated in a new survey, 61% were at risk of clinical depression, researchers report. That’s twice the rate prior to the pandemic. This rise in depression…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Connect curriculum to jobs: With the economy hovering near full employment, employers can’t be as picky as they could during and after the recession about the skill levels of the workers they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving a healthy future of work requires employees to build skills that help them attain productive and rewarding careers. One of the most cost-effective ways to do this is through…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report by Dan Cullinan and Erika B. Lewy concludes that multiple measures assessments more accurately predict student capabilities and result in better achievement outcomes than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s skills gap has been widely discussed. The friction between postsecondary institutions failing to properly prepare job seekers and unrealistic employer expectations has led to seven million unfilled openings. Not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID is highlighting the downsides of losing face-to-face contact in many aspects of life, including education, just as more and more research underscores how critical school relationships can be to students’ success. The latest example is a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College faculty are concerned the pandemic is widening gaps in student success and equity, per a recent survey of more than 850 instructors teaching introductory courses. The instructors, who represent more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite their local impact, rural public colleges have received less per student in state appropriations than the national average, which includes state flagships and research institutions. Their tuition revenue is…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Raquan Wedderburn & Karen Biddle Andres outline trends in American student debt, and highlight the relationship between generational wealth and widening racial divides in debt burdens.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Apprenticeships have a long history in the U.S., but they have yet to be widely adopted outside trades such as construction and utilities. Apprenticeships, which combine on-the-job and classroom training…