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Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees: A State and National Level Analysis

Th State Higher Education Executive Officers Association has released a new report,  the Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees: A State and National Level Analysis, examining 1) trends in degree production in terms of median income associated with different degrees, 2) wage premiums … Continue reading

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Delaying Enrollment and Degree Completion: An Inverse Relationship

A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland economist, Jonathan James, finds delaying enrollment in postsecondary education is inversely associated with degree completion. “One of the strongest correlates with bachelor degree completion is the timing of postsecondary education. About two-thirds of new … Continue reading

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Class Size and Student Achievement

Over many years I have read many articles on the effects of class size on student outcomes but the article by Ehrenberg et al. (2001) is one of the the most thoughtful and useful articles on the subject. The breadth … Continue reading

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Primary School Class Size Effects on Postsecondary Education

A great amount of research focuses on the effect of primary school class size on educational achievement at the secondary level but few studies examine the effects of primary school class size on postsecondary education. Dynarski et al. (2011) contribute … Continue reading

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