 Dear reader,
With so much concern over soaring costs in higher education, programs that offer tuition aid and the promise of a job sound like a dream, at first. Just ask Dora Bray Magilke, whose story we tell in a blockbuster investigation on a program that receives millions of dollars from the Departments of Labor and Defense.
After finishing the roughly seven-month program and passing her certification exam, Magilke found that no one would hire her. Would-be employers told her she lacked the experience they required because the online program didn't include an in-person clinical training. Hechinger’s Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz tell the story of how hundreds of thousands of Americans like Magilke get sucked into short workforce training programs paid for by the government, but that in some cases don’t actually lead to good jobs. If you have a similar story, get in touch – we want to hear it.
Also, this week columnist Jill Barshay recaps the evidence for tutoring as a way of helping kids catch up post-pandemic. While not all programs are alike, Barshay concludes that tutoring “comes as a close to a magic bullet in education as you can get.” Finally, we ask experts what’s at stake as the Supreme Court hears arguments on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. As always, we want to hear from our readers, and please tell a friend or colleague to sign up for our free newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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