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YU News
Are students who quit college bored or lazy? Not necessarily, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has released a Public Policy Agenda Report, With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them, the Myths and Realities About Why Students Fail to Complete College. They submit that students who leave college without finishing are not necessary bored or lazy. They may not have completely understood what they were doing when they chose a school, or what they are supposed to be doing with the education they are receiving there.
Mar 10, 2010
Former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano calls for recovery of the Founders’ limited Constitution
Former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano on YouTube calls for recovery of the Founders’ limited Constitution.
Mar 8, 2010
Does Education Reduce the Risk of Unemployment?
The Calculated Risk blog has charted the unemployment rate by level of education, according to the Beureau of Labor Statistics, from 1992 to 2008. The results are interesting.
Mar 8, 2010
5 Years in a Row: More Apps than Spaces at Charter Schools in Denver
Jeremy P. Meyer reports on DenverPost.com that, "West Denver Prep — which some parents have come to view as a first step toward college and possibly a lifeline out of poverty — is rated the second-best school in Denver."
Mar 2, 2010
Will the Next 'Google' Come from an Entrepeneur-in-Residence Program?
Ashlee Vance and Claire Cain Miller, of The New York Times, report on a popular trend among venture capital firms hoping to become extremely wealthy.
Mar 1, 2010
The REAL Scott Brown
Frank Bruni, of The New York Times, interviewed Scott Brown before he was sworn into office last month. His report, "Where Scott Brown is Coming From...and Where He is Going" is very interesting.
Mar 1, 2010
Prepaid Tuition...Oh, Really?
Jane J. Kim reports on The Wall Street Journal this week that, "Participants in Early Payment Plans Learn Their College Bills Aren't Always Covered."
Feb 27, 2010
HuffPo wants to know: How much student debt do you owe?
Leah Finnegan & Adam Clark Estes of The Huffington Post are reporting that the average college graduate owes $23,200. To share your story and find out more, see Share Your Story: Majoring In Debt
Feb 23, 2010
Yorktown University Trustee, Todd Zywicki, says "No" to the Obama administration's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)
Complex Loans Didn't Cause the Crisis, and Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Agency wouldn't protect us from another one.
Feb 19, 2010
John Podhoretz Pays Tribute to Arnold Beichman
John Podhoretz writes on CommentaryMagazine.com, "Word has just arrived of the death of Arnold Beichman at the age of 96. Arnold was, I think, the most extraordinary man I've ever known, and though I first knew him as a boy, I found to my wonderment that I became his friend as a man, even though he was nearly a half-century older...."
Feb 18, 2010
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