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The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education - CEW Georgetown Postsecondary attainment gaps by economic status and race/ethnicity result in a loss of economic and social benefits to the US.

Inequality in US education has high costs. According to our simulation, the country could see annual public benefits of $956B if we invested an initial $3.97T to achieve more equal #postsecondary educational attainment by income and race/ethnicity. bit.ly/3vvrroz

#HigherEd #AcademicSky

Journalists are now more likely to be reporters than editors: there were three reporters for every two editors in the 2010s, compared to two editors for every reporter in the 1980s. #StopthePresses bit.ly/3H5krrt

With the Common App application officially open, high school seniors across the US are preparing their college applications! Good luck to everyone as they take the next steps in their journey.

Journalism jobs are declining in numbers. While average employment in internet publishing, broadcasting, and web search portals has increased in recent decades, these gains were not sufficient to entirely offset job losses at newspapers. #StopthePresses bit.ly/3H5krrt

Stop the Presses: Journalism Employment and the Economic Value of 850 Journalism and Communication Programs - CEW Georgetown In recent years, employment prospects have declined for people working in the journalism field or hoping to break into it.

The average profile of journalists is changing. Today’s journalists are more likely to be women and less likely to be white, though their changing demographics have not kept pace with the changing composition of the US workforce. #StopthePresses bit.ly/3H5krrt

More than one-third of journalism jobs will be lost between 2002 and 2031. Read more in our new report on the journalism profession here: #StopthePresses bit.ly/3H5krrt

Stop the Presses: Journalism Employment and the Economic Value of 850 Journalism and Communication Programs - CEW Georgetown In recent years, employment prospects have declined for people working in the journalism field or hoping to break into it.

Projected job losses for journalists are the result of decades of decline, primarily due to newspaper downsizing and closures. Since the 1980s, average employment by newspaper publishers has fallen by 63%. #StopthePresses bit.ly/3H5krrt

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 - CEW Georgetown Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college...

While there will be good jobs on every educational pathway in 2031, access to the greatest economic opportunity will increasingly be tied to postsecondary education and training. bit.ly/3YeUD4U

High-paying protective services occupations generally lack diversity. The majority of the protective services workforce is male, and this trend is more pronounced in high-paying protective services occupations, where men account for 90% of workers. bit.ly/3F98McL

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 - CEW Georgetown Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college...

Construction and extraction occupations will add 893,000 net new good jobs on the middle-skills pathway, while the number of good jobs on the high school pathway in these occupations will decline by 421,000. bit.ly/3YeUD4U

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 - CEW Georgetown Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college...

Upskilling is on the rise: the greatest job growth will occur in occupations in which workers need higher levels of education, and many occupations will require more education than they did in the past. bit.ly/3YeUD4U

#Economy #Workforce #Education

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 - CEW Georgetown Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college...

While there will be good jobs on every educational pathway in 2031, only 15% will be available to workers on the high school pathway, compared to 66% to workers on the bachelor's degree pathway and 19% on the middle-skills pathway. bit.ly/3YeUD4U

#Education #AcademicSky #BachelorsDegree

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

Low-income students comprise more than one-third of college students. Where do they get the best #ROI? Our analysis provides a breakdown of which schools are the best investment. Read more here: bit.ly/3yA0Idk

#AcademicSky

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 - CEW Georgetown Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college...

Economic opportunity will increasingly favor workers with higher levels of education and training. Read our report to find our projections for good jobs in 2031: bit.ly/3YeUD4U

#Workforce #AcademicSky #Economy

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

Low-income students comprise more than one-third of college students. Where do they get the best #ROI? Our analysis provides a breakdown of which schools are the best investment. Read more here: bit.ly/3yA0Idk

#College #AcademicSky

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

ROI is not the only measure of a college education’s value, but it’s important to consider. Many students, particularly those from low-income families, struggle to pay for college, so ROI may be a critical factor in their decision of whether and where to go. bit.ly/3yA0Idk

#AcademicSky #ROI

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

ROI is not the only measure of a college education’s value, but it’s important to consider. Many students, particularly those from low-income families, struggle to pay for college, so ROI may be a critical factor in their decision of whether and where to go. bit.ly/3yA0Idk

Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas - CEW Georgetown Certificates and associate’s degrees can lead to high-paying jobs in most major metro areas in the US.

Middle-skills providers must significantly increase their production of certificates and associate’s degrees to address impending shortages of locally produced credentials that align with high-paying middle-skills occupations. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

Attending public colleges that predominantly grant bachelor’s degrees results in the best overall outcomes for low-income students, but that does not mean that any given public four-year college is the best choice for a specific low-income student. bit.ly/3yA0Idk

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

While public institutions generally lead to the best returns, low-income students can find good returns across institutions. In fact, the 24 bachelor’s degree institutions with the highest #ROI for low-income students are all private nonprofit universities. bit.ly/3yA0Idk

Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees - CEW Georgetown Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees finds that the US is facing an annual shortage of 712,000 certificat...

Career support should integrate career guidance with academic advising and other student support services and provide ample opportunities for students to connect with employers. bit.ly/3F98McL

The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI - CEW Georgetown Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.

Low-income students have lower #ROI than the median for all students across public and private institutions and certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees, largely because they tend to earn less as adults. Read more: bit.ly/3yA0Idk

Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees - CEW Georgetown Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees finds that the US is facing an annual shortage of 712,000 certificat...

To smooth the transition from education to work in high-paying middle-skills occupations, educators and employers must provide students with opportunities to connect with the workforce while they are still in school. bit.ly/3F98McL

#AcademicSky

Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas - CEW Georgetown Certificates and associate’s degrees can lead to high-paying jobs in most major metro areas in the US.

Our research shows that nearly all major US metro areas will face a severe shortage of locally produced credentials aligned with high-paying middle-skills blue-collar occupations, as will the nation at large. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

#Credentials #Workforce

Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas - CEW Georgetown Certificates and associate’s degrees can lead to high-paying jobs in most major metro areas in the US.

Most major metro areas will experience moderate to severe shortages in credentials aligned with high-paying middle-skills management occupations, although some major metro areas are producing far more of these credentials than are needed locally. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas - CEW Georgetown Certificates and associate’s degrees can lead to high-paying jobs in most major metro areas in the US.

Not all metro areas will face shortages of credentials awarded in programs aligned with high-paying middle-skills occupations. However, where these shortages exist, most providers would need to more than double credential production to meet demand. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

#Credentials #AcademicSky

Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas - CEW Georgetown Certificates and associate’s degrees can lead to high-paying jobs in most major metro areas in the US.

It’s important for individuals, regional planners, and education and training providers to know where more middle-skills credentials are needed to meet demand in high-paying middle-skills jobs. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

“Credential shortages present an opportunity to strengthen the American economy. But first, we need to address long-standing disparities in credential attainment and the labor market,” said CEW Director Jeff Strohl. bit.ly/3F98McL

#AcademicSky #Credentials #Economy

Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees - CEW Georgetown Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap: Connecting a Diverse Workforce to Economic Opportunity Through Certificates and Associate’s Degrees finds that the US is facing an annual shortage of 712,000 certificat...

In a new report, @georgetowncew.bsky.social‬ finds that the US is facing shortages of middle-skills credentials that provide pathways for early-career workers to secure jobs in occupations that are high-paying for workers without a bachelor’s degree. Read more: bit.ly/3F98McL

The Gap Between Well-Paid Middle-Skills Credentials and Jobs The U.S. needs to produce almost 712,000 more credentials per year to meet future demand in high-paying fields that don’t require bachelor’s degrees, a new report says. And addressing racial and gende...

“Our underinvestment in the community college sector has just got to stop,” CEW Director Jeff Strohl said. @insidehighered.com and @saraweissman.insidehighered.com cover our new report: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...