Education: Bachelor degrees by sex and major
Bachelor degrees, by sex, and major – this is just a partial list. Chart of the Day: Female Shares of Bachelor’s Degrees by Field, 1971 to 2019 | American Enterprise…
Education: 43% of Masters degree programs lead to negative return on investment
Most students never consider a financial return on investment calculation when considering their selected field of study or the college they will attend. 43% of Masters programs leave students financially…
Demographics: Seattle may close 1/4th of their elementary schools
Seattle Schools OKs proposal that could close 20 elementary schools | The Seattle Times This is partially due to the demographic decline, but also due to incompetent school district financial…
Education: “Spoiled and entitled kids cosplaying at being revolutionaries”
The "spoiled and entitled kids cosplaying at being revolutionaries".
Education: Study hours/week falls to 14 hours
Full time college students average 14 hours of study per week, down from 24 hours in 1961.
Education: College enrollment down by -15% over past ten years
College enrollment is down by about 15% over the past 10+ years.
Education: “Gap years”
"Gap years" after high school or college is supposedly the big new thing. Except it's not, and it mostly applies to the affluent.
Education: Most education debt held by grad degree holders
Who also make more money: This is why it is critical that taxpayers, who mostly hold high school and bachelor level diplomas, pay off the student loans of those with…
Education: “Expert” says don’t push “practical majors”
"Expert" says study what you want in college and don't worry about taking "practical majors". Makes sense for the wealthy elite, of course.
Education: The life and times of the elite students
Born in Honk Kong, studied at Yale, then Cambridge – a little elitist, are we? I studied at Yale and Cambridge University. The elite colleges offered me secret societies, maids,…