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In the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Current Issues in Economics and
Finance, Abel, Deitz, and Su analyze data collected by the United States
Census Bureau to determine whether college graduates are finding good jobs.
In their report, they compare recent graduates during the recession to recent
graduates during other time periods on factors such as the unemployment
rate. They also compared the type of employment the recent graduates
secured between the two time periods. They looked at the difference between
wage rates, required degrees, and compared the age group against other
working demographics.
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In The Value of a College Education, Billitteri conducts an extensive
argument of inquiry to breakdown the large topic of higher education and its
flaws. His report consists of background information, opposing viewpoints,
related readings, and an evaluation of the current situation. He provides an
objective view on the issue so his site serves as a good foundation to get
readers introduced to the debate.
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Dumon recognizes that many high school students looking to extend their
education may not be very familiar with the option of trade schools. In his
article, Top 3 Advantages of attending a trade school, Dumon describes why
he thinks attending a trade school can just as beneficial to attending a
traditional four-year college. He understands the need for on the job training
and believes that trade schools can provide that for its students.
Epstein, Jennifer. "Should Everyone Go to College?" Inside Higher Ed. Inside Higher
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Jennifer Epstein reevaluates the wildly held belief that attending university is
absolutely necessary in her article, Should Everyone Go to College? The idea
of going to college is one that American accept as an obvious decision, but
with the ever-changing times, Epstein considers whether or not the need for a
college degree to be successful in todays society is as prevalent. She adds
that there are different pathways that may not necessarily rely on a degree.
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Michael Farr discuss the increasingly large amount of student loan debt
students were accumulating especially during the recession in his article titled
Student Loan Explosion. He takes data from the Federal Reserve to illustrate
the student loan debt during this time period in comparison to the debt help
from all other consumer expenses.
Greenhouse, Steven. "More White-Collar Workers Turn to Community Colleges." The
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In the article, More White-Collar Workers Turn to Community Colleges,
Steven Greenhouse highlights the recent trend of more and more
professionals turning to community colleges to get their education. This is
shocking considering white-collar workers have always been thought of
getting their education from one of the top traditional four-year colleges. This
trend highlights a larger shift in the education system as a whole.
O'Callahan, Ted. "What Has Happened to the Labor Market in the Great Recession?"
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In What Has Happened to the Labor Market in the Great Recession, Ted
OCallahan conducts an interview of Lisa B. Kahn, who is the first person to
research the effect of the recession on the labor force. Her findings only
solidified what Americans already knew as a tough time characterized my
economic hardship and high unemployment.
OECD. "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Results from PISA
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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is an
independent agency that conducts yearly research studies on the current state
of life in multiple countries across the world. In this study, the OECD
compares the intellectual proficiency of fifteen year old students in different
countries on topics relating to mathematics, science, and reading.
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The Revival of Apprenticeship is a document from the CQ Researcher that
indulges on the rise of apprenticeship like opportunities. It is an objective site
that neither supported nor disagreed with this trend, but it simply provides
background for the topic and gives readers facts on what is actually
occurring.
Rich, Motoko. "Tough Budget Calculus as Technical Schools Face Deep Cuts." The
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Mokoto Rich highlights the benefits of introducing career training to high
schools in the article, Tough Calculus as Technical Schools Face Deep Cuts.
She points out how budget cuts, which will reduce the availability of
vocational schooling for high school graduates will harm the potential of
students that can really benefit from the program. She notes that many
students have been able to decide on career paths because of the prevalence
of the programs.
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John Roach explores the issue that young Americans might actually be
illiterate in his article in the National Geographic. He compares similar age
groups across the globe to find that American citizens couldn't locate
prominent countries on a map compared to citizens of other countries despite
our wider access to global knowledge.
Seraphin, Catherine. "General Education Requirements: What's the Point?"
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point/>.
In Catherine Seraphins article, General Education: Whats the Point, she
actually indicates that there is a great purpose to general education courses in
college. She refutes the claims that they waste time by stating that they show
students how different coursework and subjects work together to build
diverse careers.
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Tuning in to Dropping Out, an article featured in The Chronicle of Higher
Education, signifies the importance of trying to support students before they
drop out or after they have already done so. He believes that too much of the
education budget is spent on students who already have a lot of resources to
excel. He believes it will be best if the money is reallocated to creating
programs to develop students who are uncertain about their education and
career path.
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In this article, General Education Requirements Waste Students Time, Jaime
Wandschneider gives the students perspective of why general education
courses are a waste of time. She relates the stress and frustration students feel
to the poor grades that students receive on these courses that dont pertain
necessarily to the students specific course of study.
Werts, Jennifer. "General Education Courses: Not a Waste of Time." CollegeXpress.
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time/>.
Jennifer Werts article, General Education Courses: Not a Waste of Time,
provided numerous situations on when general education can be beneficial to
a students education. She refutes the ideas that they are a waste of time by
stating that they contribute to a students overall knowledge of the world
around them and serve as a road map, guiding undecided students chose a
career that interests them.
"What Is General Education." Sinclair Community College. Sinclair Community
College. Web. 19 May 2014.
<https://www.sinclair.edu/about/learning/gened/wge/>.
Sinclair Community College describes the purpose of general education from
the perspective of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). They point out the unfortunate
fact that too many students believe general education is a waste of time and
serves no real purpose when in actuality they are designed to teach students
how to be better citizens of the world with a diverse knowledge on different
subjects the student wouldn't have typically been exposed to.
"What's the Price Tag for a College Education?" COLLEGEdata. 1st Financial Bank.
Web. 18 May 2014.
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eId=10064>.
Supported by the 1st Financial Bank, CollegeData calculates the average
costs to attend a four-year institution in the article, Whats the Price Tag for a
College Education? CollegeData breaks down these costs into tuition, travel
fees for out of state students, the cost of books and other necessities students
typically need when they go away to college.