Jun
3
Work at Wal-Mart, get college credit
June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Wal-Mart employees will soon be able to earn college credit for their on-the-job training and experience. In a letter to U.S. associates, Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright said the company is partnering with online educator American Public University to offer the college credits and tuition assistance to help employees get a higher education. Employees who [...]
Apr
2
In-school banks make financial sense
April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Here's an awesome idea. Put banks in schools. It just makes sense. When students at Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., forget their lunch money, they don't have to worry about going hungry. Instead, they go to one of the five tellers who work at the student-run bank, where they can withdraw money from [...]
Nov
9
Cheapest colleges: 13 good schools under $5,000 a year
November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
College will kill your bank account, no question. So you might want to look at some good colleges that also happen to be cheap. If you have a high school child it's time to start planning. According to the College Board, the average college tuition in the United States is $26,273. That's up more than [...]
Aug
13
5 School Cutbacks Students Will Feel
August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
MSN has an interesting article that is worth a read. As students get ready to return to school, school boards are dealing with huge budget shortfalls and they have to make some painful cuts. Cutting school budgets is probably one of the worst places we can cut spending. The old saying that children are our [...]