Education

Why No One’s Going Into Accounting

Listen to article(2 minutes)An accounting career, once a launchpad into the upper middle class for hundreds of thousands of Americans,…

9 months ago

Chromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They're Becoming E-Waste.

Educators say the simple laptops are no longer a good deal because once they reach their expiration dates they have…

10 months ago

Kraft Heinz Sees a $25 Billion Opportunity—in Schools

Packaged-food giant revamps Lunchables for the cafeteria, tapping a new market and drawing pushback. Source link

11 months ago

Colleges Spend Like There's No Tomorrow. 'These Places Are Just Devouring Money.'

Students foot the bill for flagship state universities that pour money into new buildings and programs with little pushback. Source…

11 months ago

The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun

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11 months ago

Court Freezes Relief for Defrauded Student Borrowers

An appeals court froze a program that allows students who are victims of schools’ fraudulent behavior to have their federal…

11 months ago

New Definition of 'Fraud' Wipes Out High-Profile Prosecutions

Fraud doesn’t mean what it used to—and several high-profile federal prosecutions are falling apart as courts apply the Supreme Court’s…

11 months ago

‘How Do I Do That?’ The New Hires of 2023 Are Unprepared for Work

Listen to article(2 minutes)Roman Devengenzo was consulting for a robotics company in Silicon Valley last fall when he asked a…

11 months ago

How Ivy League Schools Tilt Your Odds in the Lottery of Life

Smart, diligent students will prosper no matter their alma mater. Yet for a few, a top college is the difference…

12 months ago

China's Soaring Youth Unemployment Threatens Xi's Economic Vision

The nation needs workers, but college graduates shun low-skill work. Many have opted out of the job market and are…

12 months ago