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Anthony P. Carnevale; Lulu Kam; Martin Van Der Werf – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2024
Rural America has long been perceived as "left behind" by policies that leave it struggling while benefiting bustling urban cities and suburbs. That narrative holds some truth: rural America has a declining population, along with lower educational attainment and lower workforce participation than urban America. But while rural America…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Adults
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Xu, Cora Lingling; Ma, Yin – Journal of Education and Work, 2023
This article investigates how regional inequalities shape the employment seeking experiences and behaviour of graduates by drawing on the case of Chinese Master's graduates under COVID-19. Based on interviews with graduates who chose to work as the 'targeted selected graduates' (TSG) of "University A," located in the underdeveloped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Geographic Regions, Employment Patterns
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Guohua, Zeng; Yuelong, Hu; Wenwen, Wu; Mensah, Isaac Kofi – SAGE Open, 2021
The outflow of college graduates will damage the accumulation of regional human capital and affect regional economic and social development. This article uses the administrative data of the employment monitoring system for college graduates in a province in central China in 2018 and establishes a multivariate logit model based on the Todaro model,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Preferences, Urban Areas, Geographic Regions
Blagg, Kristin; Blom, Erica – Urban Institute, 2018
The growing availability of new data has pushed state policymakers to increasingly consider the return on investment of higher education. In this brief, we highlight key components of the return to higher education investments for both individual students and state taxpayers. By synthesizing research on how the value of education is realized at…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, College Students, Paying for College
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2014
California's community colleges continue to play a crucial role in the state's economy by providing students with the skills and knowledge to succeed and by advancing the economic growth and global competitiveness of California and its regional economies through the Economic and Workforce Development Program (EWD). The EWD program invests in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Educational Finance
Koralek, Robin; Johnson, Heidi; Ratcliffe, Caroline; Vericker, Tracy – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2010
This report presents the final results for the evaluation of the New Americans Centers (NACs) demonstration project in Arkansas and Iowa. It focuses on program operations and plans for program sustainability, while highlighting services provided through the demonstration projects in Arkansas and Iowa. It also documents outcomes for New Iowan…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Demonstration Programs, Job Training, Career Centers
Atkinson, Robert D.; Mayo, Merrilea – Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 2010
Is the United States getting it wrong when it comes to educating tomorrow's innovators in critical fields? It has been known for years that the only way to compete globally in information technology, engineering, nanotechnology, robotics and other fields is to give students the best educational opportunities possible. But do individuals have a…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Economic Progress