Good article on why net tuition (what students pay or borrow for college after grants and scholarships knock down the sticker price) has been declining for wealthier families and rising for lower income families. An excerpt: ...public and private colleges and universities are spending more of their financial-aid budgets trying to lure higher-income students, whose families earn much more than $30,000 a year, than on meeting the financial needs of low-income ones, according to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Education. … [Read more...] about Poorer families bearing the brunt of college price hikes
College Grads Taking Low-Wage Jobs Displace Less Educated
Sobering article in Bloomberg about college grads increasingly filling low-wage jobs, displacing less educated workers. More might do well to consider strategic associate degrees and skilled trades (discussed in chapter 11 of Preparing Your Teens for College). A few excerpt: The jobless rate of Americans ages 25 to 34 who have only completed high school grew 4.3 percentage points to 10.6 percent in 2013 from 2007, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Unemployment for those in that age group with a college degree rose 1.5 percentage points to 3.7 percent in the same … [Read more...] about College Grads Taking Low-Wage Jobs Displace Less Educated
Raising Teens With Enduring Faith
My guest post on Bible Gateway's blog begins this way: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 As our teens grow up and head out to college, one of our most pressing concerns is about their faith. We’ve heard about the party scene, the atheistic professors, the pressure to fit in and make new friends. Maybe we’ve known a student who has lost the way. It’s only natural to wonder, Will our teens’ faith be strong enough to withstand the tests of college? Read the rest. … [Read more...] about Raising Teens With Enduring Faith
Student Loans Entice Borrowers More for Cash Than a Degree
Fascinating WSJ article on a disturbing trend: "Some Americans caught in the weak job market are lining up for federal student aid, not for education that boosts their employment prospects but for the chance to take out low-cost loans, sometimes with little intention of getting a degree." Read the whole thing. HT: Wintery Knight … [Read more...] about Student Loans Entice Borrowers More for Cash Than a Degree
What’s Wrong With Buying Your Way Onto the Bestseller List?
Great post by Jared Wilson. 1. It’s dishonest. 2. It’s egocentric and lazy. 3. It may eventually harm your reputation and will bug you in the long run. 4. It’s poor stewardship and bad strategy. 5. It disadvantages those actually gifted. Read his post for explanations. And these, my friends, are the reasons that I have foregone this great temptation. But hey, it's only Wednesday! There is still time for YOU to help Preparing Your Teens For College make a best-seller list the honest way. Pick up a copy today! HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong With Buying Your Way Onto the Bestseller List?
Interview with Douglas Bond on Preparing Your Teens for College
Douglas Bond is an author of 25 books, a teacher at a Christian high school, and a tour guide. He asked me some questions about Preparing Your Teens for College, and I'm posting a portion of our interaction here with his permission (with a generalized answer about my kids). What prompted you to write your newest release, Preparing Your Teens for College? Were you seeing specific problems and issues among young people coming from Christian homes at the university you teach at? What were some of those? More people than ever are going to college today, as we’re fast becoming a skill- and … [Read more...] about Interview with Douglas Bond on Preparing Your Teens for College