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ThinkstockIs America really the land of opportunity? According to data just released by Gallup, 80% of Americans believe children in the country have the opportunities to learn and grow. While 80%...
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24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 11 best-scoring and 10 worst-scoring states in K-12 achievement, based on Editorial Projects in Education's 2014 Quality Counts report. These are the states with the best...
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ThinkstockGood news is on the way for students who want to go to college. It appears as though the price hikes in college tuition are finally slowing. By now you have heard likely heard from many...
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ThinkstockThe reputation of college has fallen on hard times. A four-year education can cost $100,000 and leave graduates with burdensome loans. Many college graduates have found that, even with...
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ThinkstockBetween 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. Since 2000, the proportion of college graduates has grown at one of the...
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ThinkstockIf you are a student in kindergarten through 12th grade (or if you are a parent of one), you better get your head back into those school books rather than spending all your time texting,...
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ThinkstockSince the recession began, K-12 education spending has declined dramatically in some states. In Alabama and Oklahoma, per-pupil spending fell by more than 20%. While the majority of state...
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ThinkstockMore than two-thirds of 2011’s college graduates had student debt. Those students, according to the Project on Student Debt, had an average of more than $25,000 in back loans. To make...
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ThinkstockClose to a third of the adult U.S. population has a college degree. While it no longer necessarily guarantees a job, as it once did, graduating from college is a prerequisite for the vast...
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ThinkstockRetail spending is often used as a barometer of the general economy. If consumer spending is two-thirds of gross domestic product (GDP), retail spending is one of its primary engines. And...
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ThinkstockTwo for-profit colleges both had news yesterday. Bridgepoint Education Inc. (NYSE: BPI) received its initial accreditation for a period of five years. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) was...
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ThinkstockWhen people think of high-tech jobs, they typically think of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Ivy League Ph.D.s. But according to a new definition of STEM jobs — those requiring skills in...
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ThinkstockIn 2011, for the first time in decades, the amount the nation’s schools spent per student fell. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest release on education spending, the...
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Flickr, James SarmientoApollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) reported fiscal second quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on revenue of $834.4 million. In the same period a year...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.The free educational content at iTunes U has hit the 1 billion download mark according to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). iTunes U went live in 2007 and got its own online app and...
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