Dropouts Reframed as Life Experience in Higher Ed
A Philadelphia based NEA piece notes college dropout rates from 20 to 50 percent across top schools and explains why many quit. It highlights returning graduates, shifting attitudes toward education and proposals for work travel or service to broaden student experience before finishing college.
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Princeton University Health Service
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Collegian
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Israel
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Retired Statistician Clague Looks at Economics of the People
Washington AP Ewan Clague longtime chief statistician at the Bureau of Labor Statistics has retired as commissioner for the Peace Corps and urges broader economic surveys. He notes how households track budgets via the consumer price index and how wage gains tie to price levels, while predicting a 4 percent unemployment floor and a gradual price rise. He envisions statistics shaping policy, production, and labor talks and will advise Secretary Wirtz on statistics policy.
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University of California
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