by Publius | Apr 22, 2020 | Economics and Enterprise, Family, Grey Matter
By Jason Aubry and Nexstar Media Wire | (Source) For five years, Lashawn Samuel walked three miles round trip from his home to a local library to get help with his homework, and it has paid off. The Columbus City Schools student says this spring, he was accepted to...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Dec 17, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Jeremy Anderberg “Consider the reality of today’s job market. We have a massive skills gap. Even with record unemployment, millions of skilled jobs are unfilled because no one is trained or willing to do them. Meanwhile unemployment among college graduates is at an...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | May 19, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Stephen Moore | ‘We don’t do debt here,’ says College of the Ozarks President Jerry C. Davis. Looking for the biggest bargain in higher education? I think I found it in this rural Missouri town, 40 miles south of Springfield, nestled in the...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Dec 27, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Andrew Branch | Millennials face a challenging job market—but their own resistance to hard work may not help. In Lifestyle two issues ago we profiled Dean Hatch, 84, who is approaching his seventh decade in the workforce. He said people can be happy at work by...
