Tagged: college

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10:27 am
Fri April 26, 2013

College Decisions Close To Home

National Decision Day is edging closer for high school seniors who have yet to choose a college.

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6:00 pm
Mon April 15, 2013

Parents, Teens & College

Credit Alton
UCLA dorm room

The four-year graduation rate for the class of freshmen that started at the University of Kansas in 2008 is 37.2 percent, and it hints that not all high school seniors are ready to go on to college.

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11:33 am
Fri August 17, 2012

Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. The Kids Go To College

Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) send their daughter, Joni (Mia Wasikow) off to college in "The Kids Are All Right"

After 18 years of nurturing, many parents are taking their kids to college for the first time.

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9:26 am
Tue May 29, 2012

Parents, Teens & Graduation

Credit Repository / : Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA
Students move into Duke University dorms in the 1960s. Was it any easier for their parents?

The class of 2012 may be excited to move on, but to what exactly? Recent high school graduates are facing some big challenges.

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Central Standard
8:00 am
Tue January 31, 2012

The Changing Nature Of The College Degree

The current job market is very competitive.  A single opening will see hundreds of applicants, a lot of them with four years of college on their résumés.  But, how important is that degree when compared to technical skills, or on the job training? Is a bachelor’s degree worth what it once was?

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