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 […]
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. […]
Apples and Oranges Again, Good Data Set Becoming Available
April 29, 2013 by
Two similar articles have appeared that discuss the topic of “where” one gets a degree and its effect on starting median salary. What is most important, I think, is that both article refer to the data that is available on the website www.collegemeasures.org . (I commented on the Chronicle of Higher Education article and compared […]
Comments added to Atlantic Article
April 28, 2013 by
Comments on The Atlantic Site Containing References
April 23, 2013 by
The Atlantic Monthly wrote a piece which I believe misses important details, and, thus, issues, about student debt. I wrote a comment. I then replied to someone else. If you read my blog, you probably won’t find my comment so new, but if you look at my reply, you will see references to some very good […]
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 […]