How Can the U.S. Improve Higher Education?
October 19, 2011 4:09 pm EducationDo you think higher education is due for a make-over? The fact alone that tuition has increased 600 percent since 1980 should be an indication that the system is broken. Honestly, how long can we continue down that road before college is completely out of reach for anyone other than the top one percent of [...]
College Students Speak Up at Occupy Wall Street
October 19, 2011 11:27 am Education, Financial Aid News, NewsThe Occupy Wall Street resistance movement reminds me of a scene from the movie “Network” from the 70’s. The main character got fed up with the mainstream media and yelled, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore”. So echo the protestors the last few weeks on Wall Street. College students [...]
College: A breeding ground for entrepreneurs
October 18, 2011 2:35 pm Education, NewsMost everyone has either seen or heard about the movie, “Social Network” about the creator and founder of Facebook. The last few weeks, the technology world has been reminiscing about the career of Steve Jobs and his contribution to the lives we now lead based on his forward-thinking vision. Without Microsoft’s creator Bill Gates our [...]
Community College Enrollment Falls
October 18, 2011 12:57 pm EducationFor decades, community college has been the starting point for students earning a college education. For students that cannot afford to pay the tuition costs for a four-year university right after high school graduation, the local community college offers a lower cost option for getting their education on its way. In spite of community colleges [...]
7 Tips to Find School Life Balance as a College Mom
October 18, 2011 9:37 am Moms in SchoolWhen full-time moms go back to school, either full-time or part-time, moms have to find a school life balance. School life balance allows back-to-college moms to juggle all of their home and family responsibilities with their commitment to earn their college degree. The key element to accomplishing school life balance is to get and stay [...]
The Surge of Online Education in the Last 10 Years
October 14, 2011 12:18 pm Online EducationOnline Education has exploded in the last ten years and its allure is still on the rise. Why is online education so popular? For one, not only does it provide more flexibility for current students, but it also gives people who would otherwise reject the possibility of higher education a chance to learn and expand [...]
Is the Dream Act a dream for all students?
October 13, 2011 12:38 pm Education, NewsThis week Governor Jerry Brown signed California’s groundbreaking and controversial Dream Act, which allows illegal immigrant students to receive in-state tuition, apply for financial aid and merit-based scholarships to help pay their way through college. With its passage, California became the 11th state to pass their own version of the national Dream Act awaiting passage [...]
Finding the Best Credit Options for College Students
October 13, 2011 8:55 am EducationEvery week the banks come up with some new loophole they’ve found to get around the Durbin Amendment (that was added on the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act) and the Credit Card Reform Act. In a nutshell these new laws prevent banks from continuously gouging both consumers and merchants in a sea of unnecessary transaction and [...]
Choosing a College for the Education
October 11, 2011 1:30 pm Choosing a School, EducationApparently, a lot of students choose colleges because of the weather, because it’s where their boyfriend/girlfriend is going or other reasons that have nothing to do with the education the college provides. While you may not realize it as a high school junior or senior, when you choose a college, you should choose it for [...]
