The results are indisputable.  In the first quarter of 2011, the U.S. economy added 521,000 jobs for people who hold college degrees.  At the same time, the country’s economy lost 318,000 jobs for people without college degrees.  It couldn’t be more clear: Our economy is built for people with a college education, not for those [...]

Continue reading »

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of higher education knows that “college completion rates” and “data-driven solutions” have become more important than ever before in public debates and media coverage. National and state-level policymakers, along with college presidents, are paying closer attention to these issues – or at the very least, they are pledging to [...]

Continue reading »