Portraits: Initial College Attendance of Low-Income Young Adults

Education and Literacy;Nonprofits and Philanthropy

Portraits: Initial College Attendance of Low-Income Young Adults

Analyzes low-income students' initial enrollment in public and private four-year colleges, community colleges, and for-profit schools by gender and race/ethnicity; rates of completion and long-term financial distress by institution type; and implications.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Failing the Test

Education and Literacy

Failing the Test

Examines factors behind New York City's low GED attainment rate, implications for the city's economy, and policy and program recommendations for improving the system, including scaling effective preparation models and requiring a practice test and fee.

August 1970

Geographic Focus:

State of Young America: Economic Barriers to the American Dream, The

Education and Literacy, Employment and Labor, Health

State of Young America: Economic Barriers to the American Dream, The

Based on surveys, interviews, and data on 18- to 34-year-olds, profiles, by race/ethnicity and gender, Millennials' employment, earnings, education, health care and coverage, cost of living, and patterns in raising families. Makes policy recommendations.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

California 2025: Planning for a Better Future: 2012 Update

Education and Literacy, Energy and Environment, Government Reform

California 2025: Planning for a Better Future: 2012 Update

Updates, with 2011 data, policy issues, underlying factors, needs, projections, and outlook for the state's budget, climate change effects, economy, education, population, transportation, water management, and workforce.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Aligning Community Colleges to Their Local Labor Markets

Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor

Aligning Community Colleges to Their Local Labor Markets

Examines ways to better align community college curricula with employer needs, including analyzing online job ads to gather data on occupation and skill demands; examples of use of labor market information; and the potential and limitations of such data.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States

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