The University of California’s Board of Regents recent announcement that undergraduate tuition fees will spike by 32% for the 2010-2011 academic year ignited a string of protests on U.C. campuses. Convening at the UCLA campus, the Board was greeted by protesters as some students barricaded themselves inside a university building while others camped out in [...]

Don’t let Congress take away your benefits!
Are you unemployed? If you are one of the one million workers who have been recently laid off, your unemployment benefits could end in January unless the government acts quickly. According to state officials and legislators, unless Congress renews existing federally paid extensions, your benefits could end at [...]

According to the State Department, India is the leading country in terms of the number of students from the country who are attending school in the United States. In fact, the number of Indian students attending school in the United States increased b 9% when compared to last year, which represents an increase by 103,260 [...]

When it comes to choosing college courses, many of us take the hard route—going to lectures, cramming for exams, and cracking textbooks. While a few lucky college students sometimes got the opportunity to watch movies in class, they frequently aren’t Oscar-caliber entertainment.
However, film junkies and slackers alike can take heart knowing that Harvard University is [...]

Even though we’re in an economic downturn and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently showed that American 4th graders have shown no learning gains in the last year, the funding for education will likely increase over the next decade. This funding will reveal itself in the form of a larger and better [...]

Was Big Bird an important part of your childhood?
“Sesame Street”, the beloved children’s television education show, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. A much-loved aspect of millions of childhoods, its November 10th birthday show attempted to stave off a mid-life crisis by featuring a special episode with First Lady Michelle Obama.
The iconic Muppet show [...]

November 2009 – The value of attending a for-profit college has always been hotly contested. However, this recent issue of Barrons financial magazine raises some more questions and concerns for students who are shopping around for an affordable education.
For-profit institutions like Strayer University and the University of Phoenix have experienced a huge growth in [...]

November 2009 – Can President Obama’s new healthcare reform bill get you hired?
President Obama’s health care reforms have just experienced a huge triumph on Sunday. The House of Representatives narrowly passed his health care bill by a 220-215 vote. While it’s still up in the air as to whether the Senate will follow suit, this [...]