As tech talent remains in high demand, Damon Packwood, founder and executive director of Gameheads, a nonprofit teaching tech and video game design skills, is making sure that underserved youth has the tools necessary to get jobs in the field. From a “working-class, low-income community” in San Francisco, Packwood, 35, worked hard to become the … Read more
During the coronavirus pandemic, child reading and math competency rates plummeted across the country. The National Assessment of Educational Progress found two decades of improvements were wiped away. The declines were widespread, but were most pronounced among the students who had already been struggling well before 2020. In a race to overcome the Covid-19 learning … Read more
Without meaning to, parents can have a way of making children feel as if something is wrong with them. As parenting researchers, we’ve seen this happen often with highly sensitive kids. Many parents see sensitivity as a bad trait — that it makes us look overwhelmed, passive, or even weak — and discourage it with … Read more
Ben Kirkhoff, a high school senior at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, knows that a four-year college degree isn’t for him. Even though his parents have a college savings account for him, he said money is still a factor. “I don’t want to put myself and my family in a lot of debt.” Instead, Kirkhoff, … Read more
High unemployment remains a challenge for India, and has been one of the biggest criticisms of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India is pumping up its infrastructure spending, a move the government says will create much-needed jobs. At the annual budget announcement in February, the finance ministry said … Read more
People rally in support of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Tuesday morning in the first of two cases challenging the Biden administration’s plan to forgive an estimated … Read more
A Jan. 2, 2023 protest in favor of federal student loan relief outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Larry French | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A shifting financial burden These days, tuition accounts for about half of public college revenue, while state and local governments provide the other half. But a … Read more
Student loan borrowers gathered at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., the evening before the court hears two cases on the White House student loan relief plan. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images On the night before the Supreme Court was set to hear oral arguments over the Biden administration’s student loan … Read more
Are you raising a highly spoiled kid? The first step is to identify the signs of a spoiled child. Here are the most common red flags: Not taking “no” for an answer: Your kid expects to get things their way and usually does. In fact, they’re the ones constantly telling you “no.” Being more into … Read more
Pablo Rasero | Istock | Getty Images What is the new plan called? The new option would change one of the four current income-driven repayment plans that limit borrowers’ bills at a share of their discretionary income. Instead of paying 10% of their discretionary income a month on the Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment, … Read more