Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

There’s a student debt crisis in the U.S. According to the Project on Student Debt, two thirds of the 2010 graduating class were carrying some amount of student loan debt, averaging $25,250 in debt, up 5% from 2009. And …

Most students are back in school by now, and despite the stereotype that students dread the end of summer freedom, students most commonly say they’re excited to be back in class, according to a Ypulse back-to-school survey.

College students (66%) are …

High school seniors are too busy to spend their final year ruling the school and terrorizing freshmen. As Youth Advisory Board member and high school senior Caroline Marques explains, they are swamped preparing college applications, having that last wild night …

Today’s post comes to us from Julia Tannenbaum, a Youth Advisory Board member who is a little stressed about entering her junior year of high school. While there are many sources of stress in students’ lives — cyberbullying, peer pressure, self-image …

For years we’ve been hearing how video games are bad for kids — they don’t finish their homework, they don’t play outside as much, and they develop social problems.

But more and more researchers, teachers, and parents are …

Studying for exams, writing a paper, and getting a little homework help is easier than ever for students. The amount of educational information available online makes it easy for them to brush up on just about any topic. Who needs …

The recently released 2010 Freshman Survey from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA found American students are stressed to the hilt and not feeling too good about themselves. The survey prompted a flurry of responses from the media, mostly …

In the latest effort to help encourage teen interest in science and technology, Google is taking the traditional science fair to the web! Announced yesterday, the Google Science Fair is open to students around the world between the ages of …

As tween-targeted social networks and kid virtual worlds continue growing at a rapid pace, the need to foster online safety in these spaces has become increasingly important. Beyond moderation from the site administrators, this means helping tweens and their parents …

Ed. Note: The process of deciding whether, how and where to apply to college is a difficult one for teens worldwide — regardless of if you’re planning on the community college an hour from home or a large university halfway …