Education

presentationJan 23, 2013

Teens and Libraries

Lee Rainie will present Pew Internet data at the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Summit on Libraries & Teens regarding teens libraries in today’s digital world.
reportJan 4, 2013

Indians Support Gender Equality But Still Give Men Edge in Workplace, Higher Education

The recent gang rape and killing of a young woman in New Delhi – and the subsequent protests – have focused worldwide attention on gender issues in India. A 2010 survey that examined attitudes about gender around the world sheds some light on how public opinion in India compares to the other 21 nations surveyed.
reportNov 5, 2012

Record Shares of Young Adults Have Finished Both High School and College

Record shares of young adults are completing high school, going to college and finishing college, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available census data. In 2012, for the first time ever, one-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have completed at least a bachelor’s degree. These across-the-board increases have occurred despite dramatic […]
reportNov 5, 2012

Higher Achievements: U.S. High School and College Completion Rates Continue to Climb

Record shares of young adults are completing high school, going to college and finishing college. In 2012, for the first time ever, one-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have completed at least a bachelor’s degree.
reportNov 1, 2012

How Teens Do Research in the Digital World

A survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers finds that teens’ research habits are changing in the digital age
short readsOct 2, 2012

Record Levels of Student Loan Debt Hit Younger Households Hard

A record 40% of all households headed by someone younger than age 35 owe money on their student loans, by far the highest share among any age group
reportSep 26, 2012

A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt

About one out of five (19%) of the nation’s households owed student debt in 2010, more than double the share two decades earlier and a significant rise from the 15% that owed such debt in 2007. A record 40% of all households headed by someone younger than age 35 owed student debt in 2010.
presentationAug 22, 2012

Networked Learners

Lee Rainie will present a keynote discussion on networked learning at the The Free Learning 2.0 Conference on August 22.
reportAug 20, 2012

Hispanic Student Enrollments Reach New Highs in 2011

The nation’s Hispanic student population reached several milestones in 2011, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of newly available U.S. Census Bureau data.
reportJul 27, 2012

The Future of Higher Education

Experts expect more-efficient collaborative environments and new grading schemes; they worry about massive online courses, the shift away from on-campus life

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Teens and Libraries

Indians Support Gender Equality But Still Give Men Edge in Workplace, Higher Education

How Teens Do Research in the Digital World

Record Levels of Student Loan Debt Hit Younger Households Hard

Networked Learners

Hispanic Student Enrollments Reach New Highs in 2011

The Future of Higher Education