Cost of College Degree in U.S. Soars 12 Fold: Chart of the Day By Michelle Jamrisko and Ilan Kolet, from BLOOMBERG The cost of obtaining a university education in the U.S. has soared 12 fold over the past three decades, a sign the educational system is in need of reform, according to lawmakers in both [...]
Companies Say 3 Million Unfilled Positions in Skill Crisis: Jobs By Lorraine Woellert, from BLOOMBERG Roddale Smith knew he could do better than toting chairs around at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. And when he decided to pursue an education, he didn’t have to go far. His employer brought the classroom to him. It paid [...]
Today is the International Day of Women.
Women are gaining more and more power across the globe.
Women are becoming more educated at the highest levels.
I always knew that watching television was bad for children. When I was raising my four toddlers it was a constant fight to keep them away from the T.V. Since I have a bad Neanderthal Temperament, I threw seven T.V.s into the garbage within a period of five years. As a consequence, my kids learned [...]
By Caroline Baum U.S. presidents are always yammering about the need to “invest in education” to prepare our children to compete in the 21st century. Barack Obama succumbed to the temptation last week in front of a huge, attentive audience for his State of the Union address. The president told the American people every child [...]
High Bacteria Levels in Meat at US Stores By Aman Ali, from Reuters Meat found on U.S. grocery store shelves often contains high levels of bacteria, with more than half of the bacteria resistant to multiple types of antibiotics, a study released Friday said. The meat is still safe to eat but consumers should take [...]
NORWAY If you are a foreign currency trader, and I am, you must think of each foreign currency as if it was your daughter. Who are her friends? If she has “nice” friends who are well behaved and well educated and come from middle class or wealthy families everything will probably go along extremely well. [...]
The ideal of an ‘American way of life’ is fading as the working class falls further away from institutions like marriage and religion and the upper class becomes more isolated. Charles Murray on what’s cleaving America, and why. By CHARLES MURRAY, from The Wall Street Journal America is coming apart. For most of our nation’s [...]
