NEW YORK, NY (January 11, 2013) — CAPSEE Director Thomas Bailey and three other CAPSEE researchers—Susan M. Dynarski, Eric Bettinger, and Bridget Terry Long—were included in the 2013 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings of university-based education researchers.
January 4, 2013 | American Economic Association Annual Meeting
This session presented findings on a study that assessed outcomes of a recent cohort of first-time undergraduates who attended for-profits relative to comparable students who attended community colleges or other public or private nonprofit institutions.
By: Susan Dynarski, Judith Scott-Clayton, & Mark Wiederspan | National Bureau of Economic Research | January 2013
In this paper, the authors provide a five-year retrospective of what has changed in the financial aid application process, what has not, and the possibilities for future reform.
November 9, 2012 | Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Conference
This workshop addressed linking college records to labor market data for research on the returns to college.
A New Center Studies Career and Technical Pathways | 9/25/2012
A recent report by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce called attention to the need to link data on education and employment outcomes. CAPSEE Director Thomas Bailey responds in a letter to the editor in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
August 17, 2012 | American Sociological Association 2012 Annual Meeting
In this workshop, CAPSEE researchers discussed the Center’s research to examine the links between educational attainment and labor market outcomes.
Students at For-Profit Colleges Earn Less, Study Says | 3/23/2012
In the U.S. News and World Report, CAPSEE’s David Deming talks about findings from a study on for-profits he coauthored with Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz, calling for-profit colleges a “buyer beware” kind of sector.
Out of Community Colleges and Into For-Profits | 3/5/2012
The Economix blog of The New York Times looks at the upsides and downsides of for-profit colleges, citing CAPSEE research.
The Bane and Boon of For-Profit Colleges | 2/25/2012
The New York Times looks at the outcomes of for-profit colleges, the needs they meet, and how they may be affected by the Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rules. CAPSEE’s David Deming is quoted in the article.
Job Success of For-Profit College Grads Falls Behind Others | 2/23/2012
Education Week details CAPSEE’s findings on the employment outcomes graduates of for-profits, compared with similar students at community colleges and public and private institutions.