
College Applications: They Can Make You Sick
A recent article from the New York Times explored the high levels of stress that high school students are experiencing. It seems that applying to college can be quite nerve-wracking.

A recent article from the New York Times explored the high levels of stress that high school students are experiencing. It seems that applying to college can be quite nerve-wracking.

Colleges cite their student-to-faculty ratios and average class size as indicators of the intimacy and quality of the educational experience they offer to students. Rankings systems, such as those employed

The newest edition of the Carnival of Family Life is up at All Rileyed Up. Check out all the really cool posts. My favorite post this week is So Sexy,

I wrote a guest commentary that appeared in the online edition of the Denver Post yesterday. It’s about the high cost of tuition, with special attention given to tuition prices

Student-to-faculty ratio is generally considered to be an indicator of the quality of the educational experience at a college. The lower the ratio, the more personal and intimate the experience

The Universal College Application is gaining some traction. The rival to the Common Application, the Universal Common Application has 11 more universities that are part of its network. Those colleges

I spent a few days in Minnesota last week visiting colleges. My itinerary included (in alphabetical order) Augsburg College, Carleton College, Macalester College, University of Minnesota, and St. Olaf College.

The Princeton Review announced that it will rate colleges on how environmentally conscientious they are. You can view an article about this new ratings system in Inside Higher Ed. Environmental

The latest edition of the Carnival of Education is up today at the Elementary Educator, and it’s full of interesting posts, as usual. In addition, the third edition of a