Higher Education
How to Plan for College Funding
The average American today is saving less money as people face cuts and unemployment. Parents of college age students are faced with the challenge of financing a college education, when savings are down. The average college will cost $20,000 a year, and that’s a public college figure. The following can help get you [...]
College President’s Earnings are High
Amid budget shortfalls and tuition increases, students and parent alike are finding is difficult to afford a college education. So it was surprising to many when a report came out on how much college presidents are making. USA Today is reporting that college presidents across the country are still making a lot of money [...]
Gates Foundation to Include All States
35 states were left out in the cold when Bill Gates announced that the Gates Foundation would be working with 15 hand picked states for a share of a 4 billion dollar grant from the Department of Education. Needless to say, the left out states had a thing or two to say about the program. [...]
Florida Offers Private College Savings Plan
Parents who are looking for a way to pay for college can start early with a federal prepaid tuition program which is referred to as a 529 plan. States like Florida also have their own savings plan.
While Florida universities are still among the cheapest in the country, tuition at Florida State University, for [...]
Fargo Student Awarded University of Phoenix Full Ride Scholarship
Thanks to hard work and determination, things are coming easier now to young Henry Huynh — this Wednesday he was presented with the prestigious “Teach It Forward” scholarship, granting him a full ride to University of Phoenix. UoP online classes are challenging, but both Huynh’s life story and academic achievements have proven that he knows [...]
Health Career Clubs Gain Interest Among High School Hopefuls
Even in a downturned economy, health care careers are in steady demand, and high schools have taken notice. So much so, even, that the new big trend appears to be health care career clubs aimed at familiarizing students with the health care field and helping them secure prospects at the best medical, nursing, pharmacy, and [...]
SUNY Buffalo School of Social Work Goes Online
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work has the world of technology in its sights — the prestigious program has launched four internet-based social worker degree initiatives designed with the hopes of engaging “the cyberspace community” and bringing creativity and innovation to its field.
Whether it means nationally acclaimed podcasts or the emerging alternative [...]
Citizens Call For New Public Law School in Texas
An op-ed piece in the Austin American-Statesman this week bemoaned the lack of public legal and paralegal schools in North Texas. According to the article, Texas hasn’t built a public law school since 1967, even in spite of rising populations making existing schools all the more exclusive.
North Texas is home to two fine private [...]
Adult Students Opt for Online Class
Our current economic climate has prompted many adults to return to college to either get their degree, or continue their education. According to a recent survey, older adult students are more likely to attend school online as opposed to the classroom.
The 2008 Sloan Survey of Online Learning, released in November before the extent of the [...]
Racial Inequality in U.S.
Even in a country where a black man was just elected President, a report from the Urban League finds that there is gross racial inequality both socially and economically in the U.S.
Blacks remain twice as likely to be unemployed, three times more likely to live in poverty and more than six times as likely to [...]
Editor: Melissa Steele is a freelance writer and focuses her research on funding for higher education. She is a graduate of UNLV and endeavors to keep her readers up to date with the most relevant education information.