America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (and smaller too)
The VP’s review was expansive and included important programs that often get left out of policy discussions around the skills gap.
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New Research on the Efficacy of Providing School Breakfast
New research on the effects of providing breakfast at school shows a mixed bag for students.
Babson Beats Harvard in Better College Rating System
Kevin Carey discusses the merits of Money magazine’s college ranking system, which includes an increasingly important factor – affordability
Special Education Law in Need of an Overhaul
Clare McCann writes that lawmakers have constructed a formula that creates significant disparities in federal special education funding.
What’s in the Department’s Competency-Based Experimental Site Notice?
Results from the eagerly anticipated study on competency based testing.
The New Workforce Bill, Adult Learners, and Pathways to Higher Education: Things Just Got a Little Easier
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was finally reauthorized on Tuesday, July 22nd.
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
A new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly
Children’s Well-Being Reflects a Sluggish Economic Recovery
While children overall may be doing better today than their predecessors, too many children still aren’t receiving the resources they need.
A Hefty Price to Pay to Simplify Tax-Based Student Aid
I’m sure we can all think of better ways to spend nearly $100 billion to help financially-needy students pay for college.