College costs keep rising, and data shows the payoff isn’t as simple as it seems—especially as earnings gaps shift and outcomes vary more than expected.

Recent college graduates are profoundly unhappy with their lack of workplace readiness—and so are their employers. Recent college graduates are unhappy with their lack of workplace readiness—and so ...

January 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ESTToday at 6:00 a.m. EST Keith Moore is head of editorial at Gapminder Foundation, a Swedish group that promotes access to reliable facts and data....more Keith Moore is ...