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Michelle Obama Supports Girls in STEM Majors and Careers

October 26th, 2011
Posted in Career . Career Education . College . Community Colleges . Education . Elementary Education . Graduate School . High School . K-12 . PhD . Politics . Post-College . Post-Secondary Education . Technology . Tenure . University . Work

The unfortunate phenomenon of elementary-aged girls becoming interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) subjects, going off to college intending to major in and then pursue a career in one of those fields, and ultimately veering off somewhat sharply into less science-and-math rich majors and careers is common. [ READ MORE ]

Tax Breaks for Higher Education

October 17th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Business School . Career . Career Education . Career Schools . Certificate Programs . College . College Students . Community Colleges . Financial Aid . Graduate School . Law School . Life . MBA . Miscellaneous . Post-Secondary Education . Resources . Student Loans . Tuition . University . Work

Forbes contributor Robert W. Wood gives advice about which forms of higher education qualify for tax breaks[ READ MORE ]

Moving On After An Epic Fail

October 17th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Career . College . College Students . Community Colleges . Education . Graduate School . Internships . Life . Miscellaneous . PhD . Post-Secondary Education . Productivity . Students . University . Work

Along the lines of my previous post regarding the much abhorred Epic Fail, Emily Chapman at Hack College wrote a piece advising one to Refuse to Dwell, Move On, Kick Ass. Well put[ READ MORE ]

Get Smart About Choosing A College

September 30th, 2011
Posted in Advice . College . College Admissions . College rankings . College Students . Community Colleges . Education . Financial Aid . Miscellaneous . Post-Secondary Education . Scholarships . Student Loans . Tuition . University

It turns out parents and students are less than rational when it comes to choosing institutions of higher learning for the prospective college studentâ€™s matriculation. Paying for the education venture twists everyoneâ€™s grey matter into knots as well. Letâ€™s keep our heads in the game, people![ READ MORE ]

Watching America’s Higher Education Dreams Go Down In Flames

September 20th, 2011
Posted in Career . Career Education . College . College Students . Education . Financial Aid . Graduate School . Life . PhD . Politics . Post-Secondary Education . Professors . Scholarships . Student Loans . Students . University

Is it too obvious to suggest that keeping higher education a viable option for Americans should be among the highest priorities? An ever-expanding cohort of young, energetic, jobless and uneducated Americans sounds like the crappiest American Dream ever[ READ MORE ]

Secret SAT Scores

April 22nd, 2011
Posted in ACT . AP Courses . College . College Admissions . High School . K-12 . Parents . Post-Secondary Education . SAT . University

Itâ€™s a good message: this number is not what it all comes down to. Move on. [ READ MORE ]

Tightly Wound Parental Units

March 10th, 2011
Posted in ACT . Advice . AP Courses . College . College Admissions . College rankings . Education . Elementary Education . Graduate School . High School . Ivy League . K-12 . Life . Parents . PhD . Post-Secondary Education . Private School . Public School . SAT . Standardized Testing . University

The parents who will be driving their offspring to insanity as soon as the kids can spell S-A-T start in on the psychotic haranguing early[ READ MORE ]

Creating Amazing Learning Experiences

February 25th, 2011
Posted in Education . Elementary Education . Graduate School . High School . Home-Schooling . K-12 . NCLB . Post-Secondary Education . Private School . Professors . Public School . Students . Teachers

It didnâ€™t make me cry like a dumb wussy girl, but I did think grateful thoughts, yet again, that Iâ€™ve been lucky enough to have had some in my life. [ READ MORE ]

For-Profit Success vs. Not-For-Profit Failure

January 19th, 2011
Posted in College . Community Colleges . Education . Elementary Education . Graduate School . High School . Ivy League . K-12 . Online College . Online Degree . Online Education . Politics . Post-Secondary Education . Private School . Professors . Public School . Teachers . Tenure . Tuition . University

I donâ€™t want to agree with Michael Platt that for-profit schools succeed and not-for-profit schools are seemingly always in financial straits, but he makes a certain amount of sense[ READ MORE ]

Year One: A College Blog

January 4th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Blogging . College . College Students . Community Colleges . High School . Life . Post-Secondary Education . Resources . Students . Studying . University

The transition from being a kick-ass high school senior to a floundering, inept college freshman is no fun for anyone[ READ MORE ]

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