First-generation college students earn substantially less than their peers whose parents went to college, new research shows.
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Double-majoring is thought to broaden your horizons and give you more career options. A new look at seven years of U.S. census data tells us that there may be a financial benefit as well.
About two out of seven children are likely bored in their classrooms, as they aren’t learning much that is new. Should these children skip grades? What’s the evidence on grade-skipping?
Many research universities have adopted ‘family-friendly’ tenure rules to help women balance family and career. However, men, not women, seem to benefit from having the extra time.
College education results in not just better earnings, but better health care and child development as well as political stability and lower criminal justice costs. Should states invest more?
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Associate professor, North Carolina State University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and 21st Century Chair, University of Arkansas
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Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University
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