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Author: Matías D. Scaglione June 2018, 47 pp. Abstract: This paper presents a new approach to identifying relatively skilled occupations that do not typically require a bachelor’s degree for entry. I call this group of occupations Skilled Non-College Occupations (SNCOs). The proposed approach relies heavily on a new skills index based on data from the …

Authors: Noah Hirschl, Christian Michael Smith April 2018, 19 pp. Abstract: Nationally and in Wisconsin, economically disadvantaged high school graduates attend college, especially baccalaureate colleges, at much lower rates than their more advantaged peers. Schools play an important role in helping economically disadvantaged students go to college. Indeed, in Massachusetts and Texas, schools vary more …

Author: A. Nelse Grundvig February 2018, 12 pp. Abstract: “Skills shortage” is often used to describe the difficulty that can arise when trying to match a ready supply of qualified applicants to open positions. To believe the term accurately describes situations where unemployment rates are low and employers have to compete for skilled workers frames …

Authors: Ross J. Benbow, Changhee Lee, Matthew T. Hora January 2018, 17 pp. Abstract: Research indicates that teamwork, communication, self-directed learning, and problem-solving skills are strongly linked to individual academic and professional success, yet little is known regarding how college educators and employer trainers learn to better teach or train others in these valuable skills …

Authors: Peter Goff, Bradley Carl, Minseok Yang January 2018, 56 pp. Abstract: This report presents findings on key features of the Wisconsin teacher labor market, including mobility, attrition, supply, and demand. We use data from multiple sources (state staffing and credentialing files, application and vacancy information, and statewide survey data on perceptions of staffing challenges) …

Authors: Matthew T. Hora January 2018, 35 pp. Abstract: With the increasing price tag of college and rising student debt, the employability of graduates is a dominant narrative shaping postsecondary policy and practice. Yet, completion and the acquisition of a credential alone do not guarantee employment, and research on hiring reveals its subjective aspects, particularly …

Authors: Peter T. Goff, Ellie M. Bruecker September 2017, 20 pp. Abstract: A considerable body of work has addressed teacher labor markets and the sorting of teachers within and among school districts. Many studies have focused on urban schools within teacher labor markets, but far less research has examined teacher supply and demand among rural …

Authors: Eric Grodsky, Yiyue Huangfu, H. Rose Miesner, Chiara Packard September 2017, 21 pp. Abstract: Wisconsin’s gaps between Black and white student high school graduation rates and Black and white fourth-grade math and reading scores are the largest in the nation. These inequalities have led to criticisms of Wisconsin’s schools and teachers as ineffective in …

Authors: Matthew T. Hora, Chelsea A. Blackburn Cohen July 2017, 37 pp. Abstract: The employability of college students is one of postsecondary education’s most pressing concerns in the United States and China, especially when it comes to the possible overproduction of bachelor’s-trained students and “skills gaps” where jobs go unfilled due to inadequately prepared graduates. In …

Authors: H. Gary Cook, Narek Sahakyan, Robert Linquanti March 2017, 27 pp. Abstract: The authors develop model analyses based on a U.S. Department of Education guide to illustrate procedures a state could use to compare and contrast school-level overall and English Learner accountability determinations for proficiency in reading/language arts under the options allowed by the …