A panel of education experts and researchers on Thursday proposed a broad reconfiguration of federal policies on financial aid for college, including a simpler application process, Pell grant maximums linked to the consumer price index and, most radically, federally financed college savings accounts for children …

Private equity firm ClearLight Partners announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company U.S. Education to DeVry Inc. in a transaction valued at $290 million.
U.S. Education was formed to acquire, develop, and grow private career colleges throughout the Western United States. …

In generations past, the baseline requirement you needed in order to get hired was a high school diploma. In later decades, a college degree became the standard for basic employment. Now, as more entry-level work becomes so much more specialized, many employers will only hire …

Remember that creepy kid who worked at the comic book store but now makes six figures working with computers? Or how about that girl who used to show up to school with stuffed animals pinned to her blouse who now rubs elbows with millionaires as …

As women find new ways to combine work and motherhood, online communities and other resources have sprung up to help. Here are some useful sources:
BlueSuitMom.com provides advice on motherhood, money, and careers to working moms.
Alpha Mom TV features videos and blogs on motherhood and child-rearing.
Mothers …

EduRiffic is full of resources. We have everything from a career aptitude test to scholarship information, textbooks, a list of the ten hottest careers and a school search.
we will soon be adding the feature to where anyone can set up their own blog as well …

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Here is a list compiled of the top 25 colleges and universities in the United States. We would love to hear some feedback, so if you have attended any of these, please comment with your experiences!
Rank & Name
1 Princeton University
2 California Institute of Technology
3 …

We know this does not pertain to education, but is still blog worthy information
Fifty foot-high waves and 75 mph winds smashed into Cuba on Tuesday as Hurricane Ike blasted through the island.
According to the Cuban government, four people were killed by the storm that now …

When you think of college, you think of the memorable moments you are going to have that you will remember for the rest of your life. Sometimes, and often actually, the preparation that goes into looking for the right school or even the right major …