Quite an impressive performance on the Putnam Exam! What I think is most impressive is the overall performance on the exam, with so many students doing so well. Though not easy, it is not as hard to field a team of 3 to win the team competition. A relatively good school with one or two good […]
Archives for May 2013
Median Starting Salaries for College Graduates $27,000 or $40,735?
May 5, 2013 by
According to “…employer-based data…[of] actual starting salaries…” the median is $40,735 for 2011. This number was reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. (http://www.naceweb.org/home.aspx) According to a survey by Knoledge Networks (http://www.knowledgenetworks.com/index.html), which has the “…only nationally representative sample of young people…that can be surveyed online…” it is $27,000 for “…those coming into the workforce […]
Economic Policy Institute Report on STEM jobs misses crucial point.
May 3, 2013 by
Another article by Jordan Weissmann of The Atlantic appeared. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth-of-americas-tech-talent-shortage/275319/ It talks about a widely disseminated report from the EPI. Unfortunately, that report seems to equate DEGREE with EDUCATION. Here is a copy of what I posted in response. “I don’t doubt that corporations focus on profits and that H1B visas can be a tool for them. […]
St. Louis focuses on more college degrees.
I commented on the air on this local NPR show. Here is the link to the show http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-regional-chamber-initiative-hopes-translate-degrees-dollars I didn’t comment until about 10 minutes before the end. I found the first guest’s comment after I finished interesting since he is working to generate more college degrees. He said he had never really thought about […]