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Are four-year colleges worth the cost? More Californians question the value of a degree
Three in four state residents say a four-year college degree is valuable, but many are skeptical about whether higher education will payoff with better opportunities and economic success, according to a new statewide poll.
Growing careers in a Milwaukee urban garden
In densely populated areas, urban gardens have historically been a way to preserve green space and contribute to environmentally friendly goals like reducing the carbon footprints of food production and distribution. But for a program in highly-segregated Milwaukee, a nonprofit urban garden is growing careers and life skills.
California parents dream of college while dreading the cost, survey shows
The majority of California parents want their children to get a college degree, even as they worry about the rising cost of college, according to a new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California.
The future of the state’s public education system is questioned in a new report
Part of the California 100 initiative, administered by the Goldman School of Public Policy, a new report finds that long-term structural challenges in the state’s finance system, combined with flaws in education governance, threaten the long-term outlook of public education.
Study: Students from Different Fields Perform No Differently on Tests of Valued College and Career Skills
Students from different fields of study – such as the humanities or STEM – do not perform any differently on tests of critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills, according to new research from non-profit The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE).
New Research Looks for Better Ways for Schools to Recruit Teachers of Color
Over the past two years, the nonprofit Digital Promise has been leading research into why schools have found it difficult to recruit and retain teachers of color—and to try to work with teachers of color in districts around the country to find new approaches that work better.
New Report Finds 39 Million Some College, No Credential Students
A new report tracking students between the ages of 18 and 64 who returned to their studies found in the 2020/2021 academic year, over 944,200 students, or 2.4% of 39 million, re-enrolled in higher education, and 60,400 students earned a credential within one year of re-enrollment. For those students who re-enrolled in the previous year, 531,700 persisted into the next year.
ESSER spending decisions influenced by changing demands
While early top spending categories from federal relief money focused on mitigating COVID-19 spread and making investments in technology and broadband, the third and last allotment of funding concentrated on addressing learning loss, a survey of school district finance leaders shows.
Career planning in middle school prepares students for better workforce choices
Arizona CTE school district finds that starting career literacy early, with fun, hands-on experiences improves outcomes.