Do You Go to College for Job Training or Self-Discovery? Or Maybe Both?
Do You Go to College for Job Training or Self-Discovery? Or Maybe Both?
Let’s meet two students who have very different goals for what they want to achieve in college . . . Read more
When and How Do High School Students Begin to Consider their Future Careers?
When do high school students start to ask, “What should I do with my life?” And what influences that decision?
Here are some answers to those questions, based on research conducted by the Student Research Foundation in partnership with the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, America’s Promise Alliance, and SkillsUSA. You will want to check out the findings of the study in depth, but here are some highlights you should know. Read more
How Many Teachers Will the US Lose if DACA Protections Disappear?
American colleges and universities are having an increasingly difficult time attracting international students today, thanks to the immigration policies of the Trump administration. (See “4 Questions We Should Be Asking about Falling International Student Enrollments,” the Student Research Foundation Blog, January 15, 2018.) Read more
Jobs that Don’t Require a Degree from a Four-Year College
On January 11, 2017, Susannah Snider published “25 Best Jobs that Don’t Require a College Degree” in U.S. News. The jobs she listed were . . . Read more
“Can I Afford It?”Colleges Dance Around the Biggest Question on Applicants’ Minds
Spring is the time of year when all across America, students and families get college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid. Parents and students are taking out pencils, opening calculators apps, and trying to answer the question that is really on their minds . . .