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Ryan Craig Contributor Ryan Craig is managing director of University Ventures. More posts by this contributor College for the 21st century Hiring has gone Hollywood As an education investor, one of my favorite sayings is that education is the next industry to be disrupted by technology, and has been for the past twenty years. When
It can be tough to save for retirement when it is still decades away. It’s apparently even tough for older workers who are on the verge of retirement. Living expenses can eat up paychecks, and saving takes a back burner to spend. But it leads to the quintessential fear of what having no money in our older years looks
Atlanta (CNN)“The security guard refused to allow us inside.” It was a moment of immense pride for Abrams, the Avondale High School valedictorian, and for her parents, too, who had prioritized education for themselves and their six children despite their own poverty. But as the African-American family approached the tall black gates that day in
The Poor Peoples campaign kicked off 40 days of nonviolent protest on Monday, reviving Kings anti-poverty efforts and demanding action Hundreds of low-wage workers, faith leaders, civil rights organizers and liberal activists were arrested in demonstrations in Washington and in cities across the US on Monday as they resumed the work Martin Luther King left
The US is one of only four countries in the world with no government-subsidized maternity leave while 36% of the workforce are contract laborers with no access to benefits America’s birth rate has fallen to a 30-year low, let the hand-wringing and finger-pointing begin. It’s those selfish women, wanting careers before kids! Or, gasp, not
(CNN)Scott Pruitt’s controversial spending and travel decisions were the subjects of a blistering congressional hearing Thursday, where the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency faced House members amid weeks of scandal. While he was scheduled to talk about the budget of his agency, he was sharply questioned from Democrats — as well as from
Brown University announced Thursday that it will no longer provide loans, only grants, in an effort to help students graduate with less debt. Starting in the fall of 2018, all students who receive financial aid from the Ivy League university will receive scholarships, which they don’t have to pay back. The goal is to make
Image copyright PA Image caption The measure used to set interest rates on student loans is flawed and unfair, say MPs The inflation measure used to set interest rates on student loans is “absurd”, says a report from MPs. The government uses RPI – the Retail Prices Index – which the Treasury Select Committee says
There’s a poster on Reddit who says he was able to afford a down payment on a pickup truck with the money he saved from not drinking for a month. Another guy said he saved $1,000 a month by not drinking alcohol or coffee. While we couldn’t verify those claims, we aren’t surprised by them.