As my son Jacob is finishing his junior year of high school, we’re starting to really think about college. Lately, we’ve been discussing the idea of putting Jacob in an extracurricular college prep course. His school doesn’t offer these services, and I really think he could benefit from it.
Did you know 1 in 4 college [...]

Who would have thought that the average college costs would be well beyond my yearly income?  It will be interesting to discover what the next few years hold since the economy is in such a bad state.  I truly hope we see the end of money-crunch soon.
How will families continue affording college when so many [...]

When I decided, at the age of 80, to study computers and online marketing, my family and friends thought that I was completely crazy. But I didn’t see what was so wild about the thought of me going back to school. I had been a student most of my life in one way or another [...]

I recently heard about a very experienced teacher who retired but then applied to be a substitute teacher in a new district who had to wait three months to get approved even though that district was desperate for teachers! 
This kind of seems criminal, but from what it seems to me, the school district has to [...]

Graduating from college at 40, feels like the end to a long, lopsided journey. As a non-traditional age student you are surrounded by youth and ingenuity. Younger students type faster, maneuver through power point presentations with ease, and ruthlessly text on their cell phones in class. Although attending classes on campus is the traditional way [...]