Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about education, edtech and higher education. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to squeeze and reshape higher ...
College — are its benefits really worth it? Is college really worth all the stress, money, and time? For most, college is the only means to get the knowledge and the credentials required to pursue ...
At one time, getting a four-year college degree was undeniably the best choice for a recent high school graduate in the U.S. However, the average cost of a college degree more than doubled in the 21st ...
Reading the news today, you might wonder if earning a college degree is still worth the investment. With stories of declining enrollment, rising student debt, and the growing success of high-profile ...
A college graduate earns $32,000 more in a year than a worker with only a high school diploma, according to a new report from Federal Reserve economists. The payoff on a college degree stands near its ...
Reading the news today, you might wonder if earning a college degree is still worth the investment. With stories of declining enrollment, rising student debt, and the growing success of high-profile ...
Americans currently owe nearly $1.8 trillion in student loan debt, but despite rising costs, going to college is a decision that can give you one of the best returns on your investment. The size of ...
Only 36 percent of Americans express high confidence in higher education. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon for The Washington Post via Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...
Americans are souring on the necessity of college degrees as costs skyrocket — leaving young adults riddled with debt in a demanding economy, a newly released poll shows. Over six in 10 registered ...
The car door opened and I felt a lump in my throat. This was college. The strange land I’d been hearing about since I was a child. My father and I carried my trunk up the dormitory steps, located my ...
About one-third of American voters said in a recent NBC News survey that a four-year degree is worth the cost. Two-thirds of respondents say the four-year degree isn’t “worth the cost because people ...