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As we’re looking at a possible recession in the coming months, that will likely mean tighter state budgets and possible cuts to higher education, resulting in increased tuition for students and families.

April 7th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Economics, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Colleges go SAT/ACT-optional to ease burden on students

Colleges go SAT/ACT-optional to ease burden on students. Some colleges and universities have made the change permanent.

April 5th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, ACT, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, SAT, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Is A 529 Plan The Best Way To Save For Higher Education?

529 plans are great, but parents and grandparents should not make the mistake of thinking they are the only — or even necessarily the best — way to financially prepare for college.

Study: Career And Technical Education Yields Not Just Higher Earnings, But Higher Test Scores

New research on career and technical education finds that enrolling in one of Connecticut's CTE schools improves test scores, high school graduation, and early-career earnings for male students

March 13th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, Connecticut, Current Events, Education, Graduation, Graduation Rate, High School, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Survey: Most grads would change majors if they could redo college

Although most college graduates say their degree was worth the money, nearly two-thirds (61%) of them would change their major if they could do it again

March 3rd, 2020|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Career Pathways, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Graduates, Graduation, Higher Education, Learning, Majors, News, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How To Make Your 529 Plan The Ultimate Education Tool

Parents across the country save for their child's education through 529 plans. But engaging your child in understanding how their 529 plan will cover their education costs is a great money lesson for them to learn.

February 29th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, 529 college savings plan, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Let’s Make The 2020s The Decade Of Career And Technical Education

Will the 2020s be the decade of career and technical education?

February 28th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Career Pathways, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|