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Career Pathways: Five Ways to Connect College and Careers
(2017-07)
Career Pathways: Five Ways to Connect College and Careers, calls for states to help students, their families, and employers unpack the meaning of postsecondary credentials and assess their value in the labor market.
Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind
(2017-10)
In America, the Latino story reflects the intergenerational striving of families and cultures to achieve full inclusion. Latinos have a long way to go in achieving educational and economic equality. Lagging college degree ...
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients
(2017-05)
A majority of Pell Grant recipients attend open-access colleges with low graduation rates (49%) even though thousands are qualified to attend selective colleges with high graduation rates (82%). The 20% Solution: Selective ...
Major Matters Most: The Economic Value of Bachelor's Degrees from the University of Texas System
(2017-07)
This report finds that graduates from University of Texas System institutions out earn other bachelor’s degree holders not just in Texas but across the nation, demonstrating that a University of Texas education is a ...
Nursing: Can It Remain a Source of Upward Mobility Amidst Healthcare Turmoil
(2017-08)
With the healthcare system at the center of a contentious and long-running political debate, the prospects for nurses are important. Healthcare makes up more than one-sixth of the US economy and nursing is central as the ...
Qatari Foreign Policy and the Exercise of Subtle Power
(International Studies Journal, 2017-10)
The paper begins with a discussion of the typical roles, profile, and position of small states in the international system, explains the paradox that is Qatar’s outsized role and position in the international system, and ...