1. Gender, Debt, and Dropping Out
(Matching tags: labor market, education, college, women, employment, work, men, college degree, high school degree)

The latest issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal, Gender and Society, has an excellent paper by Rachel Dwyer, Randy Hodson, and Laura McCloud on “Gender, Debt, and Dropping Out of College” (which ...

2. Young, Educated and Jobless in America?
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, labor market, education, europe, wages, college, unionization)

... labor-market challenges facing Europe and the United States. The story focuses on the plight of young, college graduates in France (and several other European countries) who have been unable to find work ...

3. College Aid Not Keeping Pace with College Costs
(Matching tags: inequality, education, minimum wage, college)

... annual tuition for (respectively) a 2-year, 4-year public and 4-year private college. There is evidence to suggest that there has been a significant shift away from the ‘need-based’ philosophy of Pell ...