We know a lot about college: how much schools charge for tuition and fees, how many students they enroll, and what types of programs or majors they offer. We also know a lot about jobs: how many people are unemployed,...
Navigating today’s post-recession job market is daunting for many new graduates. Employers expect entry level hires to come with work experience, which often means taking an unpaid internship (or two, or three) for those lucky enough to be able to...
“As the Administration formally nominates John King, Jr. to be the next Secretary of Education, we look forward to continuing to work with him and the Department to finalize the complaint system, ensure relief for defrauded borrowers, and build upon...
Every Monday, we host a one-hour Q&A on Twitter called Millennial Monday, to address the most pressing economic and civic issues facing our generation. We partner with policy experts from across the country and focus each chat around a particular...
This post originally appeared in PolicyMic. By Rory O’Sullivan co-authored with Tom Allison. The economy added 162,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate fell from 7.6% in June to 7.4%. The unemployment rate for 18- to 29 year-olds also declined...
By Angela Perry The summer when I was 17, I spent an entire day memorizing the words to R.E.M.’s song It’s The End Of The World, and I’m still able to sing them with some accuracy at late night dive...
By Ben Tumin June 21st is my mom’s birthday, the best day of the entire year after my own birthday. Why? In addition to thinking very highly of my mother, her birthday is the longest day of the year and...
By Adrianne Burke I use public transportation regularly. In fact, I pretty much rely on public transportation (or walking, now that the weather warm), and I couldn’t imagine it not being an option for me. But I live in DC,...
By Rory O’Sullivan & Brian Burrell Last month, the economy added 175,000 jobs while the national unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6% from 7.5% last month. For millennials ages 18 to 29, the unemployment rate rose from 11.1% in April...
By Maria Beltran When my group of friends and I graduated from college over a year ago, we thought we were set. We had so many hopes for the future and thought we were about to take the world by...