Higher education’s value has come under public scrutiny in recent years, with fewer U.S. adults confident in the benefits of a college degree. “For voters and people who are interested in pursuing and ...

Dr. Martha Bireda shares that, contrary to white perceptions, education was key for students... Dr. Martha Bireda shares that, contrary to white perceptions, education was key for students and parents ...

Over the past few years, whenever someone outside the Tufts bubble asks me what I am majoring in, I usually glibly respond “economics.” This is only a half, or maybe a quarter, of the truth. I am not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Gandal examines how education can drive economic mobility. A new report from Strada Education Foundation identifies ...

While the Trump administration has painted a bleak picture of the higher education sector as a costly enterprise that burdens taxpayers and pushes leftist ideologies, new survey data shows that most ...

In 2023, a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll revealed that 56% of Americans think a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost. Respondents aged 18 to 34 — the most likely to be enrolled in college — ...

The confidence level in the value of a college education has steadily declined over the past decade, with polls showing that Americans feel the higher education system is heading in the wrong ...

Florida is a national leader, yet at a crossroads. While Florida’s economy continues to grow, a mounting wave of skepticism toward the value of postsecondary education threatens to undermine billions ...

More than ever, higher education is in the throes of a unique struggle to justify its own value in a politically charged atmosphere. As college administrators are under pressure for their leadership, ...

The Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Public Education holds a hearing on Aug. 12, 2024, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The Texas House's priority proposal that would let families ...

Thirty-five incoming first-year students in SUNY Cortland’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) recently completed a Summer Institute that considered the implications of a weighty philosophical ...