Conn Carroll, At long last, this season will be the first college football season ever with a real playoff system. It is far from perfect, but here is how it will work. At the end of the regular... Continue reading
Gracy Olmstead, Ben Hewitt doesn’t send his boys to school—he doesn’t even own a curriculum. He’s an “unschooling” parent. Though the method has grown in popu... Continue reading
John Hawkins I feel sorry for Millennials. We are leaving them an almost insurmountable debt, an American Dream that seems tarnished, and chances are, they’re not going to have it as good ... Continue reading
According to College Board, average tuition and fees for the 2013-14 school year totaled $30,094 at private colleges, $8,893 for in-state residents at public colleges and $22,203 for out-of-stat... Continue reading
Maybe it’s the fact that both my parents were teachers when I was growing up, or that I was a studious, serious child, but I’ve always loved going back to school in the fall. My moth... Continue reading
Higher education lulls most students into a comfortable vortex of learning. But that comfort does not typically work will with other aspects of your life. Especially if you are a stu... Continue reading
It’s that time, time for our kids to load up their back-packs, don their new threads and head back to school. It can be a hard transition going from the freedom of summer to the structure ... Continue reading
Armstrong Williams During the first week of June, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) received a generous $25 million donation from conservative/libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch.... Continue reading
Nickole Gambrill is still paying the price for graduating college at the wrong time. She and other students who earned diplomas in the aftermath of the deepest U.S. recession since the 1930s are... Continue reading
These top public universities are state-funded schools with excellent facilities, world-renowned faculty, and powerful name recognition. Each represents a great value, especially for in-state st... Continue reading
Question: Is My AP Score Good Enough? Answer: AP scores are much more straight-forward than SAT scores or ACT scores since the AP is graded on a simple 5-point scale. However, not every college ... Continue reading
Kevin McCullough The Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, Kimberly Driscoll, is actively attempting to destroy Gordon College. Dissatisfied with the Christian college, practicing its own beliefs, last... Continue reading
An Army National Guardsman left a suicide note in his northern Utah home before killing a college student and one other person early Monday, then fatally shooting himself at another home, author... Continue reading
Last September, Vincenzo Sinapi-Riddle, a student at Citrus Community College near Los Angeles, was collecting signatures on a petition asking the student government to condemn spying by the Nat... Continue reading
Carrie Schwab Pomerantz (SET ITAL) Dear Carrie: My 22-year-old son graduated from college this spring. Now he’s struggling to find a good job, and I’m struggling with how to help him... Continue reading
Steven Greenhut Whenever educational issues are debated in the state Capitol, legislators operate from an unchallenged assumption: more government aid will lead to better opportunities for stude... Continue reading