#842: Industry-recognized credentials aren’t living up to their potential

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Quentin Suffren, Senior Advisor of Innovation Policy for ExcelinEd, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss industry-recognized credentials and why their impact has been muted so far. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern reviews a study that examines how college graduates’ earnings are influenced by the performance of their schools’ football teams.  </p><p>Recommended content: </p><p> </p><p>·      Quentin’s recent Fordham article: “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/credentials-matter-pathways-matter-more'>Credentials matter, but pathways matter more</a>,” September 2022, which summarized the findings from “<a href='https://credentialsmatter.org/'>Credentials Matter</a>,” a website created by ExcelinEd and Burning Glass Technologies.</p><p>·      Our report on IRCs: Matt Giani, “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/research/industry-recognized-credentials'>How Attaining Industry-Recognized Credentials in High School Shapes Education and Employment Outcomes</a>,” Thomas B. Fordham Institute (August 2022). </p><p>·      The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Monica Harber Carney, “<a href='https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/edfp_a_00387/112924/College-Football-Performance-Student-Earnings-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext'>College Football Performance, Student Earnings, and the Gender Wage Gap</a>,” Education Finance and Policy (September 2022).</p>