The Student Financial Aid Maze: Navigating the FAFSA This Year Ahead of Big Changes in 2017-18

The 74 Million - Mareesa Nicosia "Jon Babcock and his [...]

November 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Graduates of four-year universities flock to community colleges for job skills

The Hechinger Report - Matt Krupnick "Liliana Ibarra’s bachelor’s degree [...]

November 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Community College, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New Report: What Do College Students Learn? Answer: Too Little, Too Often

Forbes - Tom Lindsay "The American Council of Trustees and [...]

November 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Countdown to College: What happens when they’re homesick?

The Charlotte Observer - Lee Bierer "Longing for the comforts [...]

November 1st, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Children, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, Family, News, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Are So Many Students Undermatched?

Chalk Beat - Jamaal Abdul-Alim "Even though he had regular [...]

November 1st, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Steps to Keep Student Loans From Ruining Your Life

Time - Rohit Chopra "Next month, about 1 million college [...]

October 31st, 2015|Categories: College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Extreme Study Abroad: The World Is Their Campus

The New York Times - Claire Cain Miller "As educators [...]

October 30th, 2015|Categories: College/University, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Degree, Global, Global Citizenship, Global Competence, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Globalized World, Higher Education, Study Abroad|Tags: Education, School|

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High school students will be able to access Pell Grant money for the first time

MarketWatch - Jillian Berman "The money the federal government provides [...]

October 30th, 2015|Categories: College/University, Cost, dual-enrollment, Government, High School, Pell Grant|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Scientists Should Study Art And Literature

Forbes - Chad Orzal "So, why should students planning to [...]

October 28th, 2015|Categories: Arts, College/University, Humanities, literature, Scientist, STEM|Tags: Education, School|

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The New (and Improved) FAFSA

The Atlantic - Li Zhou "Since its launch in 1992, [...]

October 28th, 2015|Categories: College/University, Federal, Financial Aid, Government|Tags: Education, School|

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