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7 Ways to Reduce College Costs News

7 Ways to Reduce College Costs

In this article for Forbes, Ron Carson discusses the value of a bachelor’s degree and…

Frank ZhangSeptember 22, 2019

10 College Majors With the Best Starting Salaries News

10 College Majors With the Best Starting Salaries

In this article for U.S. News and World Report, Darian Somers and Josh Moody list…

Frank ZhangSeptember 11, 2019

Half of Student Loan Borrowers Worry They’ll Be in Debt Forever, Study Finds News

Half of Student Loan Borrowers Worry They’ll Be in Debt Forever, Study Finds

In this CNBC article, Annie Nova writes about the exponential growth of student debt and…

Frank ZhangSeptember 11, 2019

Just 1 in 3 Americans Satisfied with Higher Ed, Report Finds News

Just 1 in 3 Americans Satisfied with Higher Ed, Report Finds

In this Education Dive article, Natalie Schwartz discusses the problems that have led to Americans’…

Frank ZhangSeptember 10, 2019

Debate Surrounds College Board’s Adversity Score Replacement News

Debate Surrounds College Board’s Adversity Score Replacement

Sara Weissman writes for Diverse Issues in Higher Ed about the College Board’s decision to…

Frank ZhangSeptember 3, 2019

College Board Drops Plans for SAT Student Adversity Scores News

College Board Drops Plans for SAT Student Adversity Scores

Doug Belkin writes for the Wall Street Journal about the College Board’s decision to replace…

Frank ZhangAugust 29, 2019

College Board Revises Plans for a Single ‘Adversity Score,’ Designed to Level the Playing Field for Low-income Students News

College Board Revises Plans for a Single ‘Adversity Score,’ Designed to Level the Playing Field for Low-income Students

In this MarketWatch article, Quentin Fottrell and Jillian Berman explore the implications of the College…

Frank ZhangAugust 27, 2019

College Board Retreats on Plan for Single ‘Adversity’ Rating to Go with SAT Score News

College Board Retreats on Plan for Single ‘Adversity’ Rating to Go with SAT Score

In this Washington Post article, Nick Anderson discusses the College Board’s decision to abandon the…

Frank ZhangAugust 27, 2019

IDEA Understands That College Is the New High School — For the Texas Charter Network That Means Making It Attainable for Everyone News

IDEA Understands That College Is the New High School — For the Texas Charter Network That Means Making It Attainable for Everyone

In this article for The 74, Richard Whitmire excerpts his book about how bachelor’s degrees…

Frank ZhangAugust 21, 2019