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Degrees, Academic -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
College graduates -- Employment -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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How valuable is a co...
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How valuable is a college degree? / Noël Merino, book editor.
Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2016.
Subjects
Degrees, Academic -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
College graduates -- Employment -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780737773842 (hardcover)
0737773847 (hardcover)
9780737773859 (paperback)
0737773855 (paperback)
Series:
At issue. Education.
Description:
103 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents:
The rising cost of not going to college / Pew Research Center -- A college degree remains a good investment but debt is an issue / The Domestic Policy Council and the Council of Economic Advisers -- A college degree is not a smart investment for everyone / Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill -- A four-year college degree is not preparing people for today's jobs / Robert Reich -- Strengthening our economy through college for all / David A. Bergeron and Carmel Martin -- The economy does not depend on higher education / Arthur M. Cohen, Carrie B. Kisker, and Florence B. Brawer -- There are economic benefits from obtaining a college degree / Jonathan Rothwell -- The value of a college degree is diminishing over time / Richard Vedder, Christopher Denhart, and Jonathan Robe -- National security and prosperity depend on greater college completion / Jamie Merisotis -- A college education is a right, not an investment / Mario Goetz -- There should be alternative to the four-year college degree / Diana G. Carew -- College diplomas are meaningless. This is how to fix them / Reid Hoffman.
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"This title explores issues related to the value of a college degree. It covers topics such as a college degree as an investment. It examines college degrees and if having one prepares people for today's jobs. It looks at college degrees and the US economy, college education as a right, and alternatives to a college degree"--Publisher's website.
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Hawaii State Library
YA -- Nonfiction
331.11445 Ho
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YA -- Nonfiction
331.11445 Ho
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