www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/colonies/augustine
Link for reading about St. Augustine, the first permanently occupied European settlement in what is now the United States: |
College Benefits Research Report Instructions/Links |
Instructions and links
Click on the following links and look for information to add to your organizer for the three paragraphs you will need to develop to show the benefits of earning a college degree.
Links for 1st Body Paragraph - economic benefits1st link: Scroll down and click on "View press release for the economic benefit of postsecondary degrees"
http://sheeo.org/resources/publications/economic-benefit-postsecondary-degrees 2nd link: Scroll down the article to the paragraph that begins "People with more education typically earn more and have a lower likelihood of being unemployed." Read the paragraph and study the chart. https://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Pages/economics-of-higher-education.aspx 3rd link: Read this information and study the table to learn about how likely families are to live in poverty (be poor) based on how much education the adults have http://trends.collegeboard.org/education-pays/figures-tables/poverty-rates-household-type-and-education-level-2008 |
Links for 2nd Body Paragraph - health/happiness benefits1st link: read this information and study the table to learn about how having a college helps you feel happier about your job
http://trends.collegeboard.org/education-pays/figures-tables/job-satisfaction-education-level-2008 2nd link: Scroll down the article to "3" and get some numbers showing how college graduates like their jobs better than do people who don't have a college degree http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/6-key-findings-about-going-to-college/ |
Links for 3rd Body Paragraph - citizenship benefits1st Link: Scroll down to paragraphs 5 and 6 to learn about how college graduates are more likely to vote and volunteer their time to help others than people without a college degree.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/13/collegeboard |