The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative recently released a series of 10 profiles highlighting schools that are expanding the definition of student success by going above and beyond academics -- to more fully consider the developmental needs of the whole child. Each of the schools reflect elements of Comprehensive Student Development, a [...]
Law students from across the country will have the opportunity to study with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during the summer of 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education — which includes California Western School of Law, New England Law | Boston, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and South Texas College [...]
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the tax year 2020 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2019-44 (PDF) provides details about these annual adjustments. The tax law change covered in the revenue procedure was added by the [...]
While it may seem strange or premature to talk with your kids about finances, student debt, loans and the like, these are topics you will want to address at some point. But you're not alone when shying away from these types of discussions. A recent study reveals teaching financial education [...]
Are students falling short in college when it comes to getting what they need to succeed in the real world? The American Council of Trustees and Alumni, also known as ACTA, has released the latest edition of its publication "What Will They Learn? 2019-2020" targeting this question. The report centers on [...]
Although the student debt crisis is big news in the 2020 presidential debate — with all kinds of ideas to rescue students from debt — there has been little talk as to why college is so expensive in general. The New Center — an organization focused on creating the space [...]
It looks as if the U.S. manufacturing industry has a workforce problem. However, a new survey conducted by Leading2Lean reports there is an unlikely hope for a new generation of workers that will spur industry-wide innovation. The 2019 L2L Manufacturing Index, an annual measurement of the American public's perceptions of [...]
College Consensus a college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published a guide to the 25 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs 2019. Online MBA students understand that getting a higher degree is an investment that will take some sacrifice considering going back to school (even online) [...]
After years of late nights of studying and calls to the local pizza shop, a new set of college graduates is ready to enter the "real world." Now, they just need the best car to get them from A to Z. Against the backdrop of rising car prices and looming [...]
Times might be changing: it looks a large percentage of teens are in favor of "debt-free college," according to a new survey. The survey by Junior Achievement USA (JA) conducted by the research group Engine recently learned that more than two-thirds (69%) of teens between the ages of 13 and [...]
