For those who skip college, challenges are rising: Pew Research Center
2014 report from the Pew Research Center detailing how the economic divide between college-educated and those without a degree is rising.
Are recent college graduates finding good jobs?
2014 study by the Research and Statistics Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on employment prospects for recent college graduates and historical patterns.
Poverty among women in the United States: A primer
2013 report by the National Council for Research on Women based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and other sources.
Financial literacy, consumer education and economic outcomes
2013 study in the Annual Review of Economics on the individual and societal consequences of low levels of financial knowledge and possible solutions.
Gender equality, education, and economic development in Pakistan
2013 selection of research that sheds light on many of the challenges women face in Pakistan. Studies look at the role of gender, religion, violence and discrimination.
The state of the nation’s housing, 2013
2013 report by Harvard University on the U.S. housing market, including demographic drivers, homeownership rates, rentals and continuing challenges.
Federal student loan debt burden of noncompleters: Statistics in brief
2013 report for National Center for Education Statistics examines the median federal debt burden accrued by students who did not complete their studies.
College student engagement and early career earnings
2013 study in the Review of Higher Education on relationship between engagement during college can help explain future earnings patterns.
Double majors: Influences, identities and impacts
2012 study from Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy on the demographics, motivations and outcomes of double majoring in college.
Research-based ideas for college campus reporting: 10 potential stories
2013 roundup of useful studies that can enhance campus-based stories and provide material for practicing knowledge-based reporting.
