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Wake Forest Drops SAT Requirement
March 21, 2010Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions
Commentary: Tax-free hypocrisy from higher education
March 21, 2010There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks.
Wall Street - land of job uncertainty
March 21, 2010Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.
Taking the kids: Exploring the heart of college country
March 21, 2010Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.
California Resists Home School Ruling
March 21, 2010In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal
Criminalizing Home Schoolers
March 21, 2010A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children
7 qualities you need to be a great parent to a preschooler
March 21, 2010What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.
VIDEO: Will Smith Planning to Start a School
March 21, 2010Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.
10 secrets for getting into a top B-school
March 21, 2010Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.
Young doctors in debt
March 21, 2010It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.
