GET SCHOOLED, GET SUCCESSFUL More education brings you more rewards in life, like higher earning potential, greater knowledge and skills that can sustain you. Your perseverance in getting a college degree is paving the way for a brighter future.
FROM SETBACKS TO BACK ON TRACK More students than ever are juggling their school schedules with the demands of work, family, and self-financing their education. Many of us put the brakes on our education when all these demands become too much. Yet research shows that by 2016, more than half of all new jobs will require more than a high school diploma. So what’s a struggling student with real life demands to do? Get Schooled is here to help.
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College freshmen have a lot on their minds: picking a major, navigating through a foreign campus, securing the right financial aid, and whether or not to lug that 40” LCD TV from their parents’ basement.
For those of you who are just entering college this fall–or returning to it–there’s no better time to start learning how to budget your money. Zen College Life has listed ten ways to live frugally in …
Late last year, The New York Times broke down unemployment rates by race, gender, age, and education level into an interactive line-graph. The outlook for dropouts in this economy was stark. The data showed that while …
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Education proposed rules that would potentially cut off federal financial aid to schools whose graduates don’t find jobs and pay off their debts. In addition, they released data about the total debt that each school’s alumni have currently.
Madeleine Sackler, director of the critically acclaimed documentary The Lottery, recently sat down with Reason.tv Editor in Chief Nick Gillespie to why she made the film and what she hopes will happen with public education in …
On Monday this past week, President Obama spoke to an audience at the University of Texas at Austin about the connection between economic success and education, emphasizing that education is crucial to employment and prosperity. The White House …
Image courtesy of haagenjerrys via Flickr Colleges are continuously wanting more and better from their applicants. Most students can attest to the seemingly unreasonable expectations that are imposed by admissions counselors, high school advisers, teachers, and …
Are you going to college? If so, why? The answer might be less obvious than it seems. There’s no question that education can make a huge difference in your life, but it’s up to you to …
Image courtesy of cafenut via Flickr According to Larrie Reynolds, the superintendent of the Mount Olive school district in Mount Olive, NJ, “D’s are simply not useful in society.” The school district is removing D’s from …
Attention college students! September looms, which means it’s time to shell out cash for the textbooks you’ll need to supplement your new classes. As we’ve previously posted, the average student can spend up to $1000 per …
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