Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Beth Akers
Beth Akers: We need to accept that all students won’t be better off by going to college.
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Expert Q&A | May 7, 2013
Isabel V. Sawhill, Ron Haskins
Isabel Sawhill: It’s shocking that the U.S. spends $100 billion subsidizing college grant programs and student loans with no clear evidence that these expenditures actually increase college graduation rates.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Sandy Baum
Sandy Baum, George Washington University: We have to stop thinking that money is the answer. Merely giving students more money to pay for college won’t necessarily guarantee academic success or an uptick in graduation rates.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Harry Holzer
Harry Holzer, Georgetown University: Colleges need to be responsive to the needs of disadvantaged students, meaning they should provide more career counseling and a curriculum that would better prepare this population for the labor market.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Cecilia Rouse
Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University: One of the first things we need to do in order to help disadvantaged students succeed in college is to define what it means to be “college ready.”
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Expert Q&A | March 25, 2013
Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein: In the long run, the country’s going to be much better off as it gets more quantitative about what the rules are actually doing. If you get more quantitative, you can save more lives, small businesses, and jobs. If you’re trying to make people’s lives better, getting more quantitative is the way to go.
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Internet Everywhere: Broadband as a Catalyst for the Digital Economy
Event | November 27, 2012
Michael Powell
Michael Powell, National Cable & Telecommunications Assn: The Internet is bigger and better than its creators ever imagined it could or would be. It’s going to take time for all aspects of its development and management to catch up.
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Women After the Arab Awakening: Making Change
Event | October 26, 2012
Marianne Ibrahim
Marianne Ibrahim, Al Gisr Center for Development, Egypt: Our government is proposing feeble initiatives that won’t really have an impact and won’t move us forward. We want more, we need more and we’re willing to fight for what we want.
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Expert Q&A | May 1, 2009
Alan Berube
Alan Berube: Community colleges offer educational opportunities to a growing number of students and are a critical part of the national economy and our metropolitan areas.
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Lessons from the Great Depression for 2009
Event | March 9, 2009
Christina Romer
Romer says the more that countries throughout the world can move toward monetary and fiscal expansion, the better off we will all be.
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Federal Reserve Taking Action To Stimulate the Economy
Karen Dynan
Karen Dynan: The Fed’s move should help hasten the economic recovery, but it certainly won’t be a magic solution for all that ails our economy.