Aug 27 Twitter Chat: Is a college degree worth the cost? By Nora Daly Even with a degree, many college graduates struggle to find work in the current economic climate. As tuition continues to rise, student debt appears to be a growing problem. All this raises the question- is a college degree worth the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Help us ‘Rethink College’ in 3 Twitter chats By Nora Daly Join us, along with an assortment of experts, to discuss several issues currently being debated both in and outside of the education system. Continue reading
Aug 18 Raising a kid today costs $245,340 By Associated Press Those costs — food, housing, childcare and education — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department's new "Expenditures on Children and Families" report said. As in the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than… Continue reading
Jul 29 Those with ‘some college, no degree’ could hold key to U.S. education goals By Kyla Calvert Mason By 2020, President Barack Obama wants the United States to regain its position as the country with the most educated residents. But in the last 20 years, nearly one in every 10 Americans started a college career that they never… Continue reading
Jul 28 President Obama gets emotional over Malia’s impending departure to college By Darlene Superville, Associated Press In a commencement address to high school graduates in Worcester, Massachusetts, Obama said he's practicing for what's coming in two years. "So I'm trying to get used to not choking up and crying and embarrassing her. So this is sort… Continue reading
Jun 13 Why not all American youth should go to college By Robert Lerman Traveling to BMW's only American plant, where they've imported the German tradition of apprenticeships, Paul Solman speaks with long-time apprenticeship advocate and American University economist Bob Lerman about how pushing everyone onto the same path of a four-year college degree… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 07 Obama promotes program for refinancing college debt By Associated Press President Barack Obama used the college commencement season Saturday to get behind Senate Democratic legislation that would let college graduates with heavy debts refinance their loans. Continue reading
May 12 University lectures are ineffective for learning, analysis finds By Travis Daub After nearly a thousand years, it might be time for universities to rethink how professors convey wisdom and information to their students, Science magazine reports. A meta-analysis of 225 studies published in PNAS found that the age-old practice… Continue reading