College is expensive and costs are rising annually. But schools have different reasons for their rising costs. "People like to ask why 'college' is getting so expensive, but they need a better question," says Derek Thompson, writing in The Atlantic. "There are almost 7,000 accredited colleges and … [Read more...]
Escaping the Community-College Trap
February 17, 2014 by
Escaping the Community-College Trap. More than half of community-college students never earn a degree. Ann Hulbert, writing in The Atlantic, offers some ideas on how to fix that. Photo by Mike McQuade in The Atlantic "Daquan McGee got out of jail," she writes, then he got accepted to a … [Read more...]
The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility
January 30, 2014 by
When schools de-emphasize the intellectual benefits of higher education, like college, students become less imaginative about their futures. A 12th-grader wrote a college admissions essay about wanting to pursue a career in oceanography. Let’s call her Isabella. A few months ago, we edited it … [Read more...]
The Growth of College Grads in Dead-End Jobs
January 29, 2014 by
In most majors, college graduates come out of school making closer to $30,000 than $45,000. Take the 44 percent of all working grads who are underemployed and multiply it by 20 percent. You get 8 percent of the whole. These post-recession years have not been gentle on young college grads, and … [Read more...]
5 Tips From School To Help You Keep Progressing As An Adult
January 28, 2014 by
Read, write, listen, talk--put them together and they add up to thinking. 1. Attend class. Not only are students in their 50s and 60s becoming more common in college classrooms these days, but there are also a range of classes suited specifically for them. Colleges, art galleries and museums … [Read more...]
What It’s Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College?
January 18, 2014 by
Despite the influx of programs on high-school and college campuses, many programs still lag in hard graduation numbers. When Harry arrived at Vanderbilt University in 2008, he became the first person in his family to attend college. His parents were immigrants from Nicaragua, and he had attended … [Read more...]
Why Are Colleges Getting So Expensive?
January 18, 2014 by
These are U.S figures but the annual average cost of tuition in Canada is probably pretty close. People like to ask why "college" is getting so expensive, but they need a better question. There are almost 7,000 accredited colleges and universities in the U.S., from public community colleges, to … [Read more...]
This is America’s Math, Science, and Reading Report Card. And It Sucks.
January 17, 2014 by
This is true, alarming, devastating and untenable. While worse for the U.S. it is indefensible for Canadians too. There is simply no need for this nonsense to continue at this scale. Our children can't read, write or do math. It is ridiculous and sad. At Dropout to Dean's List I'll teach students … [Read more...]
8 WAYS COLLEGES LIE ABOUT CLASS TIME. TIME LOSS, PART 3
November 7, 2013 by
8 WAYS COLLEGES LIE ABOUT CLASS TIME PART 3 OF A 7-PARTER ON FALSE TIME PROMISES WE LOSE TIME DUE TO LIES, FALSE PROMISES AND TIME "ESTIMATES." People constantly give us false job estimates and fool us. And we don't help the situation because we often fool ourselves. WE LOSE PATIENCE AND … [Read more...]
