One trillion dollars and rising. That’s a big number and it belongs to poor college students. In 2012, 70% of graduating students had loan debt at an average of $28,400. One source of the...
April 20, 2015
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Try this essay prompt: If you knew that you could get to a well-paying career without college, would you bother going? Extra credit question: Should you? A few decades ago, the answer...
April 16, 2015
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What do actress Felicia Day, athlete Tim Tebow, author Christopher Paolini have in common? All three were educated in the quietly rising tide of homeschooling. The total proportion of school...
February 23, 2015
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Sometimes, it pays to talk. An articulate young New Yorker by the name of Vidal learned this last month when he made big bucks after speaking to the photographer from the immensely popular...
February 5, 2015
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Is getting a college degree is a waste of time? Let’s look at some numbers: 71% of college students borrow money for school Today, there is approximately $1 trillion of outstanding...
May 8, 2014
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With so much bad news buffering our brains, it is refreshing to report something upbeat. The high school graduation rate has exceeded 80% for the first time in U.S. history. The National...
April 30, 2014
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Which of the following conditions allows a student to be exempted from a standardized test? a.) Blindness b.) Aphasia c.) Having an incomplete brain d.) None of the above Unfortunately...
February 17, 2014
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‘Tis the season of final exams… And the season of those ever-anticipated final grades. With students’ rising anxieties over their GPAs, a welcome gift has appeared in this year’s Christmas...
December 11, 2013
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We have long prided ourselves on being the greatest nation in the world. We possess the strongest military, a culturally diverse population, and a government that guarantees freedom for all. ...
December 8, 2013
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Public school is kind of like a prison. You spend hours sitting in enclosed rooms with fluorescent lighting, you need permission to go to the bathroom and an annoying, high-pitched bell tells...
November 7, 2013
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