by Sarah Green | Jan 13, 2015 | News, Student Issues
United States President Barack Obama has proposed a plan for two free years of community college for all American workers. Obama’s goal is to make community college education as common and ubiquitous as a high school education. If the plan is adopted in all 50 states,...
by Sarah Green | Sep 23, 2014 | News
With more and more cases of sexual assault making headlines every day, it’s become clear that violence against women is socially endemic. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, (RAINN), “Every 2 minutes, another American is sexually assaulted,” a...
by Sarah Green | Mar 14, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
President Obama announced Tuesday that his administration’s 2015 budget proposal will include an increase of $1.3 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Education. The President is asking to expand early education, strengthen teacher support and...
by Supporting Education | Jun 7, 2013 | News, Student Issues
Two-thirds of college grads in the class of 2013 will complete school burdened with student loan debt. It will total $27,000 on average. Plus, graduating from college during a period of stagnant economic activity makes it harder for students to find and keep jobs...
by Sarah Green | Apr 23, 2013 | News
In the past few years, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education has flown into the spotlight. More and more schools are adopting the STEM model, putting an emphasis on math and science-related subjects in an effort to turn out students who...
