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...]
Canada’s students slipping in math and science, OECD finds
January 19, 2014 by
A new international study ranks Canadian students among the top of the class in key subject areas, but there has been a noticeable decline over the years in math and science scores among the country's pupils. I promised you I'd provide the Canadian stats. They aren't as bad as the US stats but … [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...]
Students suffer because colleges don’t have enough money
April 15, 2013 by
Students suffer because many Colleges don't have enough money This video interview of Douglas Belkin via the Wall Street Journal says many colleges simply don't have enough money to operate well. That has repercussions on students and continues a downward spiral since the beginning of the … [Read more...]
DROPOUTS: LEGAL and EDUCATION SERVICES
February 9, 2013 by
SERVICES: LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE Dropout to Dean's List Self-Knowledge College. STUDENT DROPOUTS Frank Daley is an expert on dropouts from college, university and high school. He acts as an expert in legal cases and as an educational consultant to organizations, schools and … [Read more...]
