Think: Does college increase inequality?
Many students who take on large education loans end up with a lower (or negative) net worth for years or decades, making them less well off.
Education, Demographics: Students pursing degrees in education have plummeted
Enrollment in college education majors has plummeted since the peak in 1970. With a shrinking youth population, might not be best time to enter education.
Education: How to get admitted to top universities using this one weird trick!
One trick to boost your chances of getting into an elite college? Be rich. – MarketWatch The universities loudly bemoaning inequality in society are among the primary drivers of inequality:…
AI: How to add some AI skills to your tool kit
Even those who don’t work in tech could benefit from learning how to use artificial intelligence in their line of work. Source: 3 steps to land a lucrative A.I. job,…
Education, finance: Financial illiteracy at core of education loan debt problems
Poor financial decision making is likely at the core of excessive education debts, as students make decisions that do not make economic sense.
Demographics: The demographics driving school closings
Lynchburg is about to embark on what school superintendent Crystal Edwards admits will be a “tough conversation” — whether to close schools and, if so, which ones. A consultant’s report…
What could possibly go wrong? Don’t pay off your education loan debts?
The above individual notes he did, in fact, pay off his own education loans and did not give permission to Newsweek to quote his above tweet (where I learned of…
Demographics, Education: WVU cutting staff
West Virginia University will close a dozen programs and lay off staff: …university officials say the shortfall, which officials say could rise to $75 million in five years, is largely…
St. Cloud State University enrollment down by 38% over ten years
Colleges and universities across the U.S. are struggling with declines in student enrollment, but St. Cloud State University in central Minnesota has been hit harder than many others. Over the…
Demographics: More colleges closing
And it is all downhill after 2025: “Number one, it is the admission cliff, and that is the impending decline . We’ll be graduating our lowest high school classes by…