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10 Ways Recent Grads Waste Money
5 Financial Concepts To Teach Your Teen Before High School Graduation
According to the Council for Economic Education’s Annual Survey of the States, only 17 states require that high school students take a course in personal finance and that number has remained unchanged since 2014. To help you prepare your teens for the real world, I’ve included below my top five financial topics that teens should understand by high school graduation.
Father’s Day Guide: Four Gift Ideas That Work
Dads should be outfitted with a toolkit to do a better, more fun and easier job as the family’s CPO (Chief Play Officer). Here are four gifting ideas that can really work.
The Gift Guide For Dads Who Love Being A Dad
State Retirees Forced to Pay for Prospectuses, Get Stiffed
Question: What’s worse than having your retirement savings invested in funds that fail to provide you with a prospectus before you invest?
Where To Invest In 2016
California Grows An Approach To Education That Links Student Aspirations To Workforce Needs
Co-authored by Loren Kaye and Rebecca Sterling
I Took The SAT. Here’s What I Learned.
I took three official practice versions of the SAT math test while helping my daughter prepare. I discovered that the test is mostly a test of speed, and not a true test of math knowledge and ability. Why do colleges put such tremendous weight on such a superficial test?
Should Millennials Even Bother With A Starter Home?
For the first time, Millennials are becoming a large portion of home buyers. This is especially true of older Millennials, between the ages of 25 and 34, who have made a solid footing in the job market. So, how do you know if a starter home is right for you?
Los Angeles Times Says Gates Foundation Wields Too Much Power Over Public Schools
Here’s the headline on a news story last week in the Los Angeles Times: “The huge price tag for missing warnings of L.A. teachers abusing students: $300 million and counting.” This week, the Times editorial page ripped the school district for putting those children in the way of pedophiles and making taxpayers pay for its misdeeds. No, that’s not true. The Times editorial writers ripped Bill and Melinda Gates for spending billions, through their charitable foundation, to try to improve schools across the country.
Don’t Be Duped By Baylor’s Message Of Healing
In the wake of a disturbing report that shed light on a Baylor football program that played above the rules and failed to properly investigate sexual assault allegations, the school’s fallen leaders call for healing as they shirk any accountability.
The Happiest Jobs For The Class Of 2016
The Happiest Jobs For The Class Of 2016
It?s a piece of advice given to college grads by workers whose careers run the gamut: Do what you love. In practice, finding a career that provides joy and a paycheck can be challenging, particularly for graduates entering the workforce at a time when industries are evolving and the nature of employment itself is changing faster than ever before.
This Teen Is Saving Lives
Allan Maman has designed an app that keeps you from texting while you drive.
All History Is Controversial; Here’s How To Teach It
A new report on college-level teaching puts history in the spotlight — with lots of fresh thinking about how to make the most of controversial topics, instead of trying to hide from them.
Advice From The Most Innovative Leaders
Higher Education In Review: May 25-31
Michael DeBow recaps the recent news in higher education.
Five Steps To Develop A New Product
The failure rate for new products and services can be as high as 90 percent in some sectors. Luckily there are some simple ways to increase the odds your product will avoid the same fate. Follow these five steps to optimize your new product´s chance of success:
Why Living With Your Parents Is Not As Bad As You Think
Millennials are living with their parents at the highest rate since 1940. News outlets are in uproar about the negative consequences of this boomerang trend. However, there are benefits for millennials who move home.
The 25 Best Online MBA Programs
Entrepreneurship, Student Debt And The Presidential Election
We need to rethink education and government.
The 25 Metro Areas With The Highest Average Student Loan Debt
Gender Wars: High Schools Say Boys and Girls Should Wear Matching Graduation Gowns
The Obama administration’s unexpected directive this month ordering school districts to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms related to their gender identity and not what’s on their birth certificate has raised hackles across the country. Representatives of 11 states* are suing the administration to prevent the changes.
Thomas Ehrlich On Colon Surgery
This piece is written by Thomas Ehrlich. He recently recovered from unexpected colon surgery and shares his experience here.
Top Tips To Improve Your Memory
The Immutability of Math and How Almost Everything Else Will Pass
If you dig deep into today’s discourse on the role of mathematics in programming, you’ll find a sharp, double-edged sword.
Never Give A Boring Presentation Again
Why SuperLatina’s Gaby Natale Wants Latinas To Know That Their Voices Matter
The most comforting thought on an early morning is for someone to tell you that you’re not that different from some of the celebrities you follow on Twitter. You have the same hours in a day as say, Beyonce or Shakira. This is how Gaby Natale, Creator and Producer of SuperLatina Show, anchored our conversation for Creating Espacios.
Tell Your Teens To Read Forbes; This Stuff Is On The SATs
Look what’s showcased on an official practice version of the SAT: an article from Forbes.com. If there are any test-takers in your household, are everyone’s reading habits up to date?
It’s Not Race That’s The Big Divide, It’s Wealth
Segregation in schools is on the rise, but focusing on racial divisions obscures the bigger picture, which is the link between achievement and household income.
How To Improve Audience Retention With Five Simple Techniques
Audiences can do a better job remembering what they hear if you put them to work.
Celebrity Substance: Emma Watson
Emma Watson, the actress and activist who won the Hollywood lottery by landing the role of Hermoine in the “Harry Potter” films at age 10, has an interesting and unusual career trajectory.
Gary Johnson On Education: 5 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You To Know
Former Republican Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, a long-time proponent of school choice, got the Libertarian Party nomination for president on Sunday at the party’s convention in Orlando. The libertarians also gave the nod to his vice presidential running mate, William Weld, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts. Johnson’s message is that he is “fiscally conservative and socially cool.” He was the party’s candidate in 2012, when he got 1% of the total vote.
The Secret Of Effective Learning May Be Less Study Not More
Groundbreaking research has found that students learn 20% more if they take regular breaks between study.
It’s Not Government That’s Creating Two-Tier Schools — It’s Parents
A new study reveals that it is parents who are driving social segregation, risking creating a two-tier school system where children from poorer households end up losing out.
Can Sustainable Technology Save China?
To date, the firms best positioned to bring the solutions needed have been data driven firms like IBM, Alibaba, Apple, and others, who have spent billions of dollars over the last decade building the infrastructure to capture and analyze the data necessary to act on. But for entrepreneurs, this is also proving to be a huge opportunity.
Will Power: Prince Lacked It, Do You?
When the dust settles, there will probably be much we can learn from Prince’s untimely death. For me, the lack of a will is an important lesson for us, given that a majority of Americans are without one.
Students Get To ‘Try Before They Buy’ As MOOCs Go Mainstream
To date, MOOCs have signally failed to bring about a revolution in education, but a groundbreaking move could see them finally live up to their promise.
The 10 Best Cities For Young Entrepreneurs Right Now
Why U.S. Entrepreneurship Is Dying
Student debt is a prime suspect.
The 10 Best Cities For New College Grads In 2016
Why Your First Job After College Doesn’t Matter
If you’re one of the thousands of new graduates who have claimed their diplomas and set their sights on life after college this spring, job hunting is more than likely at the top of your priority list. As you polish your resume and take those first halting steps toward creating a LinkedIn profile, you probably have certain expectations around what your first real career job will look like. I’m here to shatter those.
Drama At Baylor
Richard Vedder discusses the circumstances and attitudes that open the door to cases like the rapes at Baylor.
Should A Third-Grade Teacher Share His Disdain For Donald Trump With His Class?
Ruben Brosbe, a third-grade teacher at a public school in New York City, doesn’t like Donald Trump. It’s clear he despises the man who is about to be named Republican presidential nominee and all he stands for. And he has written publicly about his desire to share this with the children in his class.
Top Job Hunting Tips For 2016
Why The SAT And ACT Should Worry About This New Anti-Common Core Alternative
Are the well-established SAT and ACT college admissions tests, the two standardized assessments that have dominated the educational landscape for decades, doomed?
5 Simple Investment Tips For The Class Of 2016
Despite obstacles like crushing student loan debt, a dismal job market and the perils of potentially living in their parents’ basement, Powell believes new grads can still invest in their financial future. Here’s how.
Explore Colleges That Would Love To Have You
To really assess the range of excellent choices in higher education for students, it’s critically important to break out of the folkloric, hypnotic belief we have in “name brand” colleges and universities.
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