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Will New US Government Rules Make it Easier For Students to Get Forgiveness for Defrauded Loans?
According to new rules issued on Monday by the Obama Administration, students who have been defrauded or misled by colleges may find it easier to get their loans forgiven. Perhaps more importantly, the new rules include stipulations... More of this article »
Wesleyan University Creates “Hamilton” Scholarship Honoring The Musical’s Alumni Team
Aside from its massive Tony-winning accolades, the Broadway smash hip-hop infused musical ‘Hamilton’ has made history in so many ways. It may have just been the right time but this year’s awards saw many performers... More of this article »
New Michigan Law Requires Schools Teach about Genocide
New education legislation in Michigan is instructing schools to teach about genocide. This includes Holocaust and Armenian Genocide, beginning in 1915. Indeed, on Tuesday, Michigan governor Rick Snyder signed a new law which will... More of this article »
At Least 43 Percent of Student Loans Are Not Getting Repaid
If you are like 22 million other Americans, you are still paying off your student loans. Or, rather, you might be like one of the 10 million who is not repaying them. According to the United States Department of Education, only about... More of this article »
Can Michigan House Bill Save Ailing Detroit Schools?
The state of Michigan is having a rough time right now. While the town of Flint continues to deal with the toxic water crisis, Detroit’s industrial sector has cutback, which means people are out of work and struggling. But schools... More of this article »
Students Struggle With Math In Canada, Just Like in America
As STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum continues to grow in the United States, other countries are also making the move to improve similar proficiency. In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for example, a significant... More of this article »
US Secretary of Education Wants A More Well-Rounded Education For America’s Children
The United States Education Secretary, John B. King, Jr, says that we need to start developing a more well-rounded education program for school children. At a conference Thursday, in Las Vegas, King advises that some schools have focused... More of this article »
Kentucky At Odds over Public Education Funding Cuts
The Kentucky State attorney general sued the state’s Republican governor in an effort to stop supposedly illegal funding cuts to public universities. This, of course, is just the most recent coming at odds in a state presently... More of this article »
Government in the U.S. Cracking Down on Hoverboards
Hoverboards, which are lacking an independent safety certification or basically all that were sold thus far in the United States, pose imminent hazard and are subject now to seizure or recall by the government of the United States,... More of this article »
Surging Prices of Produce Push Up Inflation in Canada
The annual inflation rate for Canada hit 2% in January as the weaker Canadian dollar continued driving up the prices of fresh vegetables and fruits, said the federal statistics agency on Friday. The January inflation number for year... More of this article »
Politics Playing a Role in Securing College Education
It is another election season, and this means we are going to hear a lot of discussion, debate, argument, and speculation over the various aspects of American society which need improvement. And while the candidates will disagree on... More of this article »
Republicans Want Supreme Court Vacancy To Remain Unfilled
Justice Antonin Scalia died over the weekend, leaving his seat on the Supreme Court vacant. His death has given President Obama an opportunity to reshape the Supreme Court. However, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, vowed... More of this article »
Oil Producing Countries Seek Deal On Oil Output Freeze
A coalition of oil producing nations are seeking a consensus on freezing oil production at its current level to stabilize oil prices around the world. The Saudi, Russian, Qatari and Venezuelan oil ministers reportedly came to the agreement... More of this article »
Marijuana DUIs Could Soon Become More Common
You knew the day would come; it was only a matter of time. And, well, it seems that day is now just around the corner. What day is this? Well, that “day” refers to the invention of a marijuana breathalyzer. With recreational marijuana... More of this article »
Should Cheerleading Be Considered A Dangerous Sport?
During high school it would be easy to argue that the action on the football field is far more dangerous than the action on the sidelines. Indeed, cheerleading is not typically regarded as a dangerous sport; but even though it is not... More of this article »
Surgery and Chemo Best Treatment Against Breast Cancer
Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer appear to have a better rate of survival if they get both chemotherapy and surgery more quickly after receiving their diagnosis. This is according to two new large US-based studies. “We... More of this article »
Gas Prices Continue to Fall or Remain Steady—Near Six-Year Low
In some parts of the United States, gas prices might fall—or have already fallen—below $2.00. In Palm Beach County, FL, for example, the price has not changed from $2.25 per gallon of regular unleaded over the past week, but many... More of this article »
Finnish Government Considers Giving Everyone A Modest Basic Income
Of all the countries in the world to make global headlines—in all the different ways it could be done—Finland is often the last you would think of. But that is precisely what they are doing this week as the country’s government... More of this article »
Cambodian “Doctor” Defies National Decree, Infects 100 with HIV
In the United States medical doctors are supposed to swear an oath to help improve the lives of their patients. Of course, all of the wonderful research over the past few hundred years (and particularly over the past couple decades)... More of this article »
Market Report: Investors Nervous Over Weak Holiday Spending
Markets closed modestly lower on Monday as reports began to trickle in on the early signs of how the holiday shopping season may turn out and where interest rates may go in the U.S. and Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average lost... More of this article »