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Rethinking Underemployment: Are College Graduates Using Their Degrees?
As recent college graduates face a bumpy landing in the job market, concerns about underemployment—a phenomenon in which workers possess more education or skills than their jobs require—are growing. Published estimates of underemployment among those with bachelor’s degrees range from 25 percent to 52 percent, highlighting just how difficult it is for researchers and policymakers to gauge the scope of the problem. While underemployment among college graduates is concerning, how pervasive is it?
FAQs: Checking in on the Department of Education
In February 2025, Brookings scholars published an FAQ piece on the U.S. Department of Education, addressing the Trump administration’s potential impact on K-12 and higher education. One year later, they check in on the department to examine what has unfolded and what might lie ahead.
New Research: Digital Jobs in a Changing Labor Market
A roadmap to today’s digital jobs landscape—labor market trends, credentials, employer insights, and regional examples to expand equitable, skills-based pathways into digital jobs.
NAEd Sends Letter to DHS and ICE Addressing Educational Implications of Immigration Enforcement Actions
The National Academy of Education’s Board of Directors sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urging them to enact practices to ensure that all students feel safe and secure attending school and all parents and guardians feel safe bringing their children to and from school.
2025-26 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
Derailed: Rising Attacks and Retreating Resources for Racial Justice
From Mismatched to Derailed: Where Does Philanthropy Stand?
PRE’s 2021 report Mismatched documented the gap between the rhetoric of 2020 and the insufficient resources that followed. Derailed draws on Candid’s data for 2019–2023 to assess how institutional philanthropy has responded since.
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