Mark Schneider investigates the value of a college master’s degree. According to the College Scorecard, in the 2021–22 school year, around 1.2 million students were enrolled in master’s programs, and…
The state House budget would restore salary supplements for public school educators with a master’s degree. Decades of empirical research failed to establish a relationship between master’s degrees and student…
Sarah-Jane Lorenzo writes for the Martin Center about a pressing issue in higher education. In the past 20 years, the number of students earning a master’s degree has more than…
Senate Bill 28 is a bipartisan bill that seeks to restore master’s pay for teachers who obtain their degree in the subject that they teach. It would require a $6.8 million…
Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute points us to data that shows women are outpacing men when it comes to earning advanced degrees. This might surprise those who accept…
Jesse Saffron reports for Carolina Journal Online on reaction to the N.C. General Assembly’s decision to end new pay increases for teachers who get master’s degrees. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal…
JLF head John Hood writes today on the issue of teacher quality in general and paying teachers that have a master’s degree more in particular. A highlight: Although North Carolina…
Thomas Sowell is tired of people misusing the word “education,” as you can tell from his latest column posted at Human Events: One of those words that many people seldom…
If these numbers were reversed, there would be no end to shouts from liberal feminists about inequity, lack of opportunity, and systemic discrimination in education and the labor market. …
Actually, it’s a one year master’s degree in “Climate Change.” It is wrong on so many levels–let me counteth the ways: 1. It is directed toward non-science majors, which means…
The state salary schedules for next school year are set. Not including any local supplements or pay increases, the average pay raise for a certified teacher with a bachelor’s degree…
Do credentials matter for North Carolina’s teachers? According to a new study by Charles T. Clotfelter, Helen F. Ladd, Jacob L. Vigdor, the answer is yes. The authors find that…