The majority of high school graduates are either uncertain about their plans or don’t have any plans to further their education, according to a new study for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. That leaves just 46% of high school graduates who say they definitely plan on going to college or finishing their degree, the […]
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US College enrollment still in a ‘deep hole’
Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic. According to data released Thursday, Feb. 2, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of just 94,000 undergraduate students, or 0.6%, between the fall of 2021 and 2022. This follows a historic decline that began in […]
Biden To Cancel Student Debt For Over 100,000 Americans?
Nearly 100,000 people are eligible for student loan debt cancelation, the Department of Education announced on Wednesday. The cancellations would apply to people who were affected by changes the agency made to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) last year. In total, the cancellations would amount to almost $6.2 billion in student debt relief, […]
9 out of 10 teenagers don’t exercise enough
Over 90 percent of U.S. high school students don’t get enough exercise to stay fit and healthy, and the pattern persists after they graduate, a new study finds. The researchers followed students at 44 high schools for four years, and found that only 9 percent met current exercise recommendations throughout that time. For the most […]