USA Funds » USA Funds | http://www.educationvalue.org Measuring the Value of College Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:04:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 http://www.educationvalue.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-USA-Funds-icon-32x32.png » USA Funds | http://www.educationvalue.org 32 32 Launch My Career Texas http://www.educationvalue.org/launch-my-career-texas/ http://www.educationvalue.org/launch-my-career-texas/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:52:14 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17295 Bill Hammond, president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, says, “Launch My Career TX is essential to college planning. It is uniquely positioned to help Texas’ students determine what path is right for them based on their personal goals and career aspirations. When students succeed, it means a better-prepared and more-qualified workforce for Texas in the future.” Read full press release here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/launch-my-career-texas/feed/ 0 New tool to help students decide on major http://www.educationvalue.org/new-tool-to-help-students-decide-on-major/ http://www.educationvalue.org/new-tool-to-help-students-decide-on-major/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17292 In an article featured in the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Derek Redelman of USA Funds says that Launch My Career TN helps students sort through the overwhelming number of majors available in order to avoid finding themselves “’unemployed or underemployed’” after graduation. Read the full article here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/new-tool-to-help-students-decide-on-major/feed/ 0 Indiana launches nation’s first comprehensive measure of college value http://www.educationvalue.org/indiana-launches-nations-first-comprehensive-measure-of-college-value/ http://www.educationvalue.org/indiana-launches-nations-first-comprehensive-measure-of-college-value/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:05:48 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17271 ICHE’s Theresa Lubbers and USA Funds’ Carol D’Amico officially unveiled the Indiana College Value Index, a tool that will help Indiana students make informed college decisions through both qualitative and quantitative data. Read the full press release here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/indiana-launches-nations-first-comprehensive-measure-of-college-value/feed/ 0 Job Openings reflect skills gap in U.S. http://www.educationvalue.org/job-openings-reflect-skills-gap-in-u-s/ http://www.educationvalue.org/job-openings-reflect-skills-gap-in-u-s/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:55:11 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17268 National Skills Coalition’s Bryan Wilson states that the new SWEAP data and tools will help to close the skills gap through data sharing and to inform policy decisions “that align education programs with employers’ needs.” Read the full article here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/job-openings-reflect-skills-gap-in-u-s/feed/ 0 Launch My Career and USA Funds http://www.educationvalue.org/launch-my-career-and-usa-funds/ http://www.educationvalue.org/launch-my-career-and-usa-funds/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:11:15 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17264 USA Funds’ Alison Griffin and Derek Redelman are featured on the Colorado Business Roundtable, KDMT Radio Denver interview. Topics include: measuring college value, daily education polling, Launch My Career college planning websites and Completion With a Purpose. Listen here.

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]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/connecting-college-and-career-success/feed/ 0 Gallup Survey Finds Widespread Satisfaction Among Butler Alumni http://www.educationvalue.org/gallup-survey-finds-widespread-satisfaction-among-butler-alumni/ http://www.educationvalue.org/gallup-survey-finds-widespread-satisfaction-among-butler-alumni/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:39:33 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17256 Butler University displays impressive outcomes, according to the Gallup-Indiana Survey. Carol D’Amico of USA Funds remarks, “This kind of information about the college experiences and outcomes of Indiana graduates is invaluable for prospective students and their families…” Read the full article here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/gallup-survey-finds-widespread-satisfaction-among-butler-alumni/feed/ 0 What College, University Leaders Need to Know about College Value http://www.educationvalue.org/what-college-university-leaders-need-to-know-about-college-value/ http://www.educationvalue.org/what-college-university-leaders-need-to-know-about-college-value/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:48:17 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17251 Lorenzo Esters, Vice President of Philanthropy at USA Funds, interviews Mary Evans Sias, Director of AASCU’s Millenium Leadership Initiative, about the importance of great leaders in higher education and the necessity of enhancing college value. Read the full blog post here.

]]> http://www.educationvalue.org/what-college-university-leaders-need-to-know-about-college-value/feed/ 0 More Hoosiers are completing college, but too few from low-income and minority groups http://www.educationvalue.org/more-hoosiers-are-completing-college-but-too-few-from-low-income-and-minority-groups/ http://www.educationvalue.org/more-hoosiers-are-completing-college-but-too-few-from-low-income-and-minority-groups/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:32:54 +0000 http://www.educationvalue.org/?p=17248 The 2016 College Completion Report, released by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, showcases an increased percentage of college completers and significant progress in closing the achievement gap in Indiana. These strides will be documented through qualitative and quantitative data in the upcoming release of the Indiana College Value Index. Read the press release here.

 

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The Indiana College Value Index combines qualitative and quantitative data to give students and their families a comprehensive picture of college value at the state and institution level. View infographic here.

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