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Article in the New England Journal of Higher Education by Anthony Carnevale that counters arguments that the push for more college degrees is unnecessary resulting in overeducation and malemployment.

Study examines updated data and confirms that the value of college degrees is increasing. The report also looks at earnings of different occupations and degree levels. Some occupations pay better than others, so less-educated workers can earn more than more-educated workers. (Tony Carnevale, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, August 2011)

The Center for Workforce and Education is directed by Anthony Carnevale. The Center is focused on federal and state policies that better leverage state education investments to meet economic development goals.

article in Forum Futures in 2009 from Anthony Carnevale discussing the need for better systems to align higher education and the workforce. Focuses on a data system to better track skill demands and training opportunities.

Richard Vedder commentary arguing with Tony Carnevale contention that a college degree is a worthy goal for students.

Report finds unemployment for recent college graduates is 8.9%, compared with 22.9% of job-seekers with just a high school education and 31.5% among high school dropouts. Further, college majors that are more closely aligned with particular occupations and industries tend to have lower unemployment rates. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, January 2012)

Analyzes earnings by field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, and program length; looks at the demographic characteristics of certificate holders; and analyzes the institutions that most commonly award certificates and the states where certificates are most prevalent and provide the highest earnings returns. (Georgetown University Center on Education, June 2012)

Report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce that provides a national and state-by-state analysis of job requirements through 2018 and the education level that will be required. He argues that without an effort to increase college completion, many of the jobs in the near future will go unfilled.

Examines connection between college majors and career earnings. Difference in earnings potential between one major and another can be more than 300%. Further, majors are highly segregated by race/ethnicity and gender, with few exceptions. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011)

Report concludes that the U.S. will need an additional 20 million workers with at least some postsecondary education over the next 15 years to meet future economic requirements and to reduce income inequality. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2011)