Prison Incarceration Costs More than Harvard University Tuition June 6, 2017 1:57 PM by Susan Dutca In the next year, it will cost $75,560 to incarcerate 130,000 California inmates. That is $2,000 more than in costs to attend one year at Harvard University. Part of the budget increase is for
Finding Foster Youth College Scholarships on the Web May 8, 2017 4:27 PM by Susan Dutca Roughly half of foster youth graduate high school or receive a high school equivalency diploma by age 19, and less than four percent of foster children earn a bachelor's degree. Getting into college
Marijuana-Funded College Scholarship Program to Aid Colorado Students April 25, 2017 8:44 AM by Susan Dutca The $1.3 billion marijuana industry in Colorado is tackling the $1.3 trillion national student debt crisis by using its tax revenue to help students pay for college. Pueblo County will be the first
Marijuana-Funded College Scholarship Program to Aid Colorado Students April 25, 2017 8:44 AM by Susan Dutca The $1.3 billion marijuana industry in Colorado is tackling the $1.3 trillion national student debt crisis by using its tax revenue to help students pay for college. Pueblo County will be the first
College Scholarships for Moms April 21, 2017 4:06 PM by Susan Dutca Being a college student can be daunting, period. With the surplus in coursework, responsibilities and stressing over college debt and expenses, college students are high-anxiety all year
New York Free College Scholarship Program Not So "Free"? April 18, 2017 11:23 AM by Susan Dutca New York's free college scholarship program is being met with heavy criticism as more details have emerged and it is set to start in fall of 2017. Though lauded for being the first of its kind to
FAFSA Change Complicates Financial Aid Process, College Scholarships for 2017 May Help March 21, 2017 10:39 AM by Susan Dutca Finding a way to pay for college is a whole mess in itself. Add to that the stress of filling out a FAFSA and now, the removal of a key I.R.S. tool that made the process somewhat less difficult, and
Is GoFundMe College Funding Going Too Far? March 14, 2017 10:49 AM by Susan Dutca Although many students admit they're embarrassed to ask for money, crowdfunding has proven to be successful for students with the help of friends, families, colleagues and even strangers.
Middlebury Students Shout Down Speaker; Professor Injured March 7, 2017 9:52 AM by Susan Dutca Hundreds of Middlebury College students turned their backs on, and shouted down a prominent and controversial writer and scholar, Dr. Charles Murray, preventing him from giving a public lecture. The
"Calling BullS**t" College Course February 28, 2017 3:04 PM by Susan Dutca Two University of Washington professors are calling out "fake news" and "alternative facts" in defense of the scientific community with their new course "Calling Bullshit In The Age of Big Data."
