by Sarah Green | Nov 1, 2013 | News, Student Issues
In the past few years, more and more questions have come up about whether it’s legal for companies to hire unpaid “interns.” While unpaid internships have been prominent especially in recent years, several lawsuits have been filed in recent years. While an internship...
by Sarah Green | Oct 31, 2013 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
As dictated by federal labor laws and state minimum wage laws, it’s illegal for companies and organizations not to pay employees that provide work that has immediate benefit to said company/organization. In the land of education, where schools are the employers and...
by Sarah Green | Oct 25, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It used to be that college was reserved for those who were truly interested in academics and pursuing higher education. Some careers required it, but more often than not, young people inherited trades and careers from family members or took on apprenticeships to learn...
by Sarah Green | Oct 23, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Literacy is one of the things children most need to learn to be successful in today’s world. A child who doesn’t learn to read properly can fall behind quickly in school, miss out on opportunities, struggle even throughout adulthood. But literacy isn’t just something...
by Sarah Green | Oct 21, 2013 | News, Student Issues
For recent high school grads, undergraduate, and graduate students alike, choosing a career path and major are difficult decisions to make. Most of us want to have a career that will be enjoyable and satisfying to the mind and soul; most of us also want to have a job,...
