Demographics: “Which states are the most educated? – USAFacts”
This is about the same percent that had a Bachelor degree in the early 1970s. About 14% of Americans 25 and older hold a graduate or professional degree, or 31.4…
Demographics: Employers should nuke the bachelor’s degree requirement
Am thinking we are at peak or past peak higher education due to the population demographics: A critical way employers can address hiring shortages and broaden the pool of candidates…
Demographics: Education loan forgiveness, college tuition inflation
Demographics, fewer young people, demand for labor and higher salaries may result in fewer young people compelled to take out large loans and attend college. But the experts think college…
Demographics: “Value of graduate degrees is going down”
Yep: Another report from the New York Post suggests that students are pursuing graduate degrees to distinguish themselves in the job market. With degree inflation, or the rising percentage of…
Demographics: Less demand for college degrees
‘Instead of focusing on demonstrated competence, the focus too often has been on a piece of paper,’ Utah governor stated Source: Utah axes degree requirement for 98% of civil servant…
Education: Advanced Placement (AP) courses now seen as evil
AP is thriving in Florida. That’s not a good thing. Source: Florida and Advanced Placement: Why the state has so much affection for the curriculum. AP courses are, apparently evil:…
Education, Demographics: Some colleges now cutting tuition
The increasing size of each new generation, and a push for ever more to attend schooling enabled colleges to continuously raise tuition and fees. With the fertility rate collapse and…
Crime, Fraud: “The GRE is no longer useful in evaluating students for graduate school”
The Graduate Record Exam or GRE is a standardized exam produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) organization, to judge one’s suitability to attend graduate school – except it turned…
Demographics, Education: “Employers rethink need for college degrees”
Companies such as Walmart and Delta Air Lines and Maryland’s state government have reduced requirements for some positions and shifted their focus to skills. Source: Employers Rethink Need for College…
Education: Best and worst college degrees?
Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most satisfied with their major, according to ZipRecruiter. Source: The top 10 most-regretted college majors