Tag: financial

May 12, 2022

The headline of an editorial in the Lowell (Massachusetts) Sun contains a disconcerting but certainly accurate message: That the state’s system of post-secondary education is on a “Collision course of unsustainable higher-ed costs.” Inflation, the emergence of new fields of […]

January 19, 2021

For ages, the American dream has been built on obtaining a quality education, earning a credential from a degree-awarding entity and then starting a life full of wealth and opportunity. Or at least that was the dream bestowed upon America’s […]

September 10, 2020

The higher-ed industry was experiencing an era of uncertainty and change, even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background complexities of a changing educational landscape, enrollment fluctuations, and shifting funding resources, now combined with substantial uncertainties about the shape […]

March 4, 2020

Thousands of high school students in Washington will have a new ally in the financial aid application process, thanks to the rollout of an AI chatbot named “Otter.” Launched by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), Otter uses conversational AI, […]

January 19, 2018

In 2014, Western Union made a surprising discovery when surveying millennials about their financial habits: More than 20 percent of them had never written a check. This may seem unusual to those of us from older generations. After all, many […]

September 5, 2017

There are numerous potential options for school leaders to consider in the face of growing deficits and declining enrollment. Many small universities are reconsidering their mission to expand the number of potential enrollees. Small, selective colleges with sterling reputations may […]

October 7, 2016

A new report sheds lights on the millions of additional dollars announced earlier this year by the state for teacher salaries in Tennessee. According to The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2cWGWx2), the state Comptroller of the Treasury report explains that when Gov. Bill […]

July 26, 2016

Though more than half of the schools on the list are for-profit institutions, public nonprofits and private institutions are not in the clear. Private law schools, in particular, were noted along with Bible colleges as other prevalent institution types on […]

July 13, 2016

Those who can code may land well-paying jobs. Those who build the tools to teach coding can win even more dollars in the form of venture capital. That’s the case for Codecademy, which has raised $30 million in a Series […]

May 3, 2016

When it comes to learning to code, Nick Winters believes it’s not enough to drag, drop and snap blocks together, which many kids do when they use online coding tools including Scratch. They should learn how to write commands—brackets, parentheses, […]

April 14, 2016

Right now, high school seniors across the world are wading through dense financial aid packages before making a decision that will impact the rest of their lives: if and where they should go to college. Should they take out a […]