by Sarah Green | Apr 3, 2015 | News
Students often get told that self-motivation is key to a good education. Usually by posters with cartoon animals, or blurbs in their school-issued spiral-bound planner. But students need a toolbox more than a platitude. So let’s break motivation down into its...
by Sarah Green | Apr 2, 2015 | News, Student Issues
An exciting announcement out of Stanford University today: Stanford will offer free tuition for families who earn less than $125,000 per year, as well as other generous financial aid offers. This incredible financial aid initiative will make it possible for many more...
by Sarah Green | Mar 27, 2015 | News
Andrew Hamilton, formerly vice chancellor of Oxford University, will become the president of New York University next year, where his history as a personable administrator capable of dealing with tough situations is likely to come in handy. NYU is rising in fame, with...
by Sarah Green | Mar 25, 2015 | Student Issues
Everyone who remembers high school recalls the trail of mornings. Struggling to stay awake through that first class, fighting to retain anything the teacher was saying. Classmates falling asleep at their desks. The whole world seemed full of unsympathetic adults whose...
by Sarah Green | Mar 23, 2015 | Parent Issues
“How was your day?” “Fine.” We’re all guilty of that non-answer, aren’t we? Faced with such an open-ended question, crafting a response that has any meaning takes effort and attention we don’t always want to spare right then. In adults, it’s a...
by Sarah Green | Mar 20, 2015 | News
A New York-based organization is offering a fellowship program aimed at other organizations that help foster young entrepreneurs around the world. On March 6th, the Foundation for Talented Youth announced that it is a semifinalist for the Echoing Green Fellowship, a...
by Sarah Green | Mar 12, 2015 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
As we’ve written about before, there is a growing movement that wishes to fight The College Board’s revised curriculum for AP U.S. History. Recently, conservative politicians in several states have made efforts to ban AP U.S. History classes in high...
by Sarah Green | Mar 9, 2015 | News, Student Issues
Credit unions were developed to be, essentially, more kindly forms of banking. They were intended to help people, especially working class people, manage their money, get loans, and so forth. Many still maintain these goals in their policies and actions. In the...
by Sarah Green | Mar 6, 2015 | News
On February 28th, three Stanford alumni were honored with the Dean’s Medal, one of the School of Medicine’s highest honors. This prestigious honor, presented annually, recognizes individuals whose scientific, medical, humanitarian, or other contributions have...
by Sarah Green | Mar 4, 2015 | News
Chilean students continue to push for educational reforms in Chile, following the passing of groundbreaking legislation by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet last month. Under the new law, profits, tuition fees, and selective admissions practices in any privately...
