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The real data on students’ postsecondary outcomes are affordable, accessible, and unfortunately underutilized. If harnessed for advising high school students before graduation, these data could significantly change the approach to preparing students for college and career success across the country.

Single mothers who earn an associate’s or bachelor’s degree earn more, pay more in taxes, and require little if any public assistance, according to this study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The report provides state-level analysis on the economic and social returns for single mothers who are able to access higher education and…

Women are going to college and graduating in greater numbers than men. They also are increasingly pursuing high-paying majors in STEM and business. Yet, women still make just 81 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to a new analysis from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce. Factors contributing to pay inequity…