April 24, 2014
U.S.
March 19, 2014
As the cost of a college education continues to skyrocket, families and prospective students are asking themselves, “What is the true value of a postsecondary credential?” Is it to land a job upon graduation? Is it to ensure family-sustaining living wage? Is it to find a sense of purpose?
March 5, 2014
The Department of Education released the contents of the agency’s $68.6 billion dollar portion of the President’s 2015 budget proposal this week, and with it outlined the initiatives it plans to focus on in the coming year.
February 28, 2014
Our nation has a critical choice to make: high skills or low wages.
February 25, 2014
By: Jaimie Matthews, Manager of Policy and Programs at the USCCF's Center for Education and Workforce.
February 19, 2014
Even though the number of young people with a postsecondary credential or college degree is on the rise, the same cannot be said for youth employment, as many struggle to secure a job.
February 5, 2014
Speaking at the University of Michigan last January, President Obama made the case for more affordable college education as a key to economic advancement.
January 30, 2014
Increasing college completion rates is one of the surest ways to secure individual opportunity and a stable national economy.
November 25, 2013
Making college more affordable is an admirable goal. But the Obama administration’s “geyser of unintended consequences” is something we can’t afford to ignore, as former U.S. senator and governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey and president of Leeds Equity Partners Jeffrey T.