TWEET OF THE WEEK
What are the differences between degrees, #certificates and certifications?
Find the answers in our #CEWequity initiative infographic: https://t.co/2XBHc7Ujmu pic.twitter.com/kBgyFQKYA3— Georgetown CEW (@GeorgetownCEW) June 3, 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WEEK
Appropriations Fact Sheet Shared by the House Committee on Appropriations
The House Committee on Appropriations released a one-page fact sheet on the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill outlining some of the funding increases the bill allocated to the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services and Education. Read it here.
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Learners attending the West Ada Career and Technical Education Vet Science Program were recently featured in the Leaders in Learning – Idaho News segment for giving back to their community and learning at the same time! Nicole Mitchell and Karson Turley are seniors in high school and are both raising guide dogs for the blind. The dogs accompany them in the classroom and they help to teach the dogs how to handle daily distractions.
Watch the video here.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
2019 Report on the Condition of Education
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released the annual Condition of Education report which examines the condition of education in the United States from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes. The report includes data and analysis for 48 indicators across four categories: Preprimary, Elementary and Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Populating Characteristics and Economic Outcomes and International Comparisons. It also included a “spotlight indicators” section that examines postsecondary education enrollment and outcomes.
Key findings:
- Undergraduate enrollment increased by 27 percent between 2000 and 2017, and by 2028 undergraduate enrollment is expected to increase by 17.2 million students;
- In the fall of 2017, 75 percent of undergraduate learners at four-year institutions were enrolled full-time and 37 percent of undergraduate learners at two-year institutions were enrolled full-time;
- From 2000 to 2017 the median earnings of young adults were consistently higher for those with some type of postsecondary attainment than without; and
- The number of postsecondary certificates and degrees awarded increased from the 2000-2001 and 2016-2017 school years.
Read the full report here.