Education

Apple’s iBooks 2 Off to a Promising Start

4:34 pm, January 23, 2012

Selling 350,000 e-texbooks in just three days indicates to some that Apple will once again change everything.

3 Alternatives to Apple’s Digital Textbooks

12:22 pm, January 20, 2012

Apple wasn’t the first company to introduce digital textbooks. Here are few other great online services that are trying to improve the way students learn.
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11 Tips to Mastering the FAFSA

6:58 am, January 06, 2012

With tuition rates rising and personal incomes falling, financial aid is becoming a necessity for more and more students, but filling out the FAFSA correctly is only ...

The Best & Worst Majors for Landing a Job

3:14 pm, January 04, 2012

Some bachelor’s degrees really are better than others. If you want to get a job, your best bet is to focus on majors that match up with thriving industries.
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Report: Small Class Size Makes Students More Likely to Graduate College

3:30 pm, December 05, 2011

When it comes to getting an education, smaller classes produce more successful students, according to a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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The Other Student Loan Problem: Too Little Debt

3:00 pm, November 28, 2011

Students who take extreme steps to avoid debt at all costs, they say, may get stuck with something much more financially damaging than moderate student loan debt. ...

Gov’t Report Reveals Bad Practices at For-Profit Colleges

1:28 pm, November 23, 2011

The Government Accountability Office went undercover at for-profit schools and discovered academic dishonesty and poor admissions processes.

High School Girls Prove Worthy Fund Managers

1:00 pm, November 15, 2011

Financial literacy education for school kids typically focuses on the very basics -- saving money, opening a bank account, paying bills. The ING-Girls Inc. Investment ...