Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Education
Less affluent students face mounting college debt challenges
Recent reports confirm that students from low- to moderate-income families graduate with greater student debt burdens than their more affluent peers.
Michael Grover
July 2012 - Community Dividend
Spanning the spectrum of Native workforce development
Initiatives under way in the Ninth District demonstrate that Native-focused organizations are working to increase work preparedness, education levels, and employment rates in the communities they serv
Jacob Wascalus
July 2012 - Community Dividend
United Way's ROI project measures job training outcomes
A Return on Investment evaluation initiative is yielding impressive and meaningful results.
Sarah Radosevich
July 2012 - Community Dividend
College Finance 101: Not all their (de)fault?
Student default rates are rising and likely to continue until the economy sees strong job growth
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2012 - fedgazette
The fine print on student default rates
There's a lot of information missing in today's official measure
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2012 - fedgazette
Mini-banks provide hands-on education in personal finance
School-based, student-oriented banking operations teach kids the fundamentals of saving.
Jacob Wascalus
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Tribal college receives $18.9 million for career training initiative
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Creating better choices for the underbanked: A conversation with Jennifer Tescher of the Center for Financial Services Innovation
Community Dividend speaks with Jennifer Tescher, a nationally known expert on financial access and asset building, to learn about strategies and products for helping underbanked consumers prosper.
Michael Grover
January 2012 - Community Dividend
MyMoneyCheckUp offers free, personalized assessments of consumers' finances
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Research review: Child development findings support and inform personal financial education from an early age
A recently released literature review suggests personal financial education belongs in elementary and middle schools, not just high schools.
Richard M. Todd
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Native American Credit Counseling initiative aims to bridge the credit gap in Indian Country
A certification program created by Rural Dynamics/Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Montana is designed to build credit counseling education and services in Native communities.
Sue Woodrow, Jolene Bach
October 2011 - Community Dividend
Workforce 2020: Uniting business and education in Rochester, Minnesota
A unique initiative led by a broad-based group of community leaders is working to address workforce development issues in Rochester, Minn.
Wudase Tefera
October 2011 - Community Dividend
Early, Broadly, and Through Young Adulthood: A Child Development Perspective on Youth Personal Financial Education
Research suggests that educators should use findings in psychology and behavioral economics to enhance youth personal financial instruction.
Richard M. Todd
September 2011 - Community Development Papers
Quest for quality
Cost remains a barrier to improving early-childhood education
Rob Grunewald, Phil Davies
July 2011 - fedgazette
FLEC releases national financial literacy strategy
April 2011 - Community Dividend
