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Popularity of Certificate Programs Grows

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Caralee Adams -- The fastest growing postsecondary credential is not a bachelor's or even an associate's degree. It's a certificate.

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College Talk: Certificates Are Hot

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Catherine Gewertz -- Unless you've been napping for the last few years, you know that the college agenda is casting a huge shadow over the education policy landscape, with lots of ruminating about preparation, access, success, and completion.

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Want to earn more money? Study STEM.

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 86, Clicks: 4)  
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Daniel de Vise -- Georgetown University economist Anthony Carnevale has shaken up higher education with his cold, hard facts about income disparities that favor graduates of science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields: Those STEM majors pay better. All the talk about the transcendent value of a philosophy degree is so much hot air, at least in terms of actual future earning potential.

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Are certificates the future of higher education?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 134, Clicks: 6)  
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Daniel de Vise -- Certificates, not degrees, are the future of higher education, a Georgetown researcher contends in a new study.

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On path to riches, no sign of fluffy majors

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 132, Clicks: 14)  
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Over a lifetime, the earnings of workers who have majored in engineering, computer science or business are as much as 50 percent higher than the earnings of those who major in the humanities, the arts, education and psychology, according to an analysis by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

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New study shows architecture, arts degrees yield highest unemployment

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 144, Clicks: 7)  
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Recent college graduates with bachelor’s degrees in the arts, humanities and architecture experienced significantly higher rates of joblessness, according to a study being released Wednesday by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

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E-books for toddlers: bad idea?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 155, Clicks: 10)  
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A new tablet device was launched recently for the two- to five-year-old set. Will the device actually help kids learn language and reading skills more effectively than traditional board books and babbling conversations?

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New study tells students the worth of their majors

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 174, Clicks: 30)  
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The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student's future earnings, with the highest-paying majors providing salaries of about 300 percent more than the lowest-paying, according to a study released Tuesday.

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Class of '09 Struggles to Find Jobs in Recovering Economy

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.thehoya.com (Views: 124, Clicks: 3)  
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How much is a Georgetown degree worth? In the past year, the question has become more pressing for Georgetown seniors nervous about the power of their diplomas in an unstable economy and increasingly competitive job market.

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