Save Money on Your Textbooks by Not Buying Them

You really want to know the best way to save money on textbooks? The answer isn’t buying them used, or buying them on Amazon or eBay, or trading your buddy a package of Ramen noodles for the Chem. text from the course he failed last semester. The best way to save money on textbooks is not buying them at all. OK, I might be exaggerating a little... [Read more]

Use Continuous Self-Testing to Remember Information

Quizzing yourself is really a great study tool. But when you’re cramming, there’s not a whole lot of time to write up your own flash cards is there? I suggest you use what I call “continuous self testing” to memorize stuff the first time around. Immediately after you read a key piece of information; say a definition or description... [Read more]

How to Cram for a Test

Cramming isn’t such a bad thing; if you do it right. Of course the best option is the traditional one: study frequently, read the chapters of your textbook every week like you’re supposed to, and take copious amounts of notes. But comon, we’re in college right? Who has time for studying that often when there’s beer pong to be... [Read more]

Prepare for Finals Early

Did you know every year, there is a disaster that hits college students twice a year in May and December? Without warning it sweeps in, disrupting lives of thousands of people. Some people don’t make it, and the people who do survive would rather forget the whole experience and look to the future. Sound familiar? No, I’m not talking about tsunamis... [Read more]

Where Does Your Instructor Get Their Test Questions?

I’ve had professors who gave very organized lectures every day. I diligently took notes over every lecture, only to find on that fateful test day that nothing they talked about was on the test! If you’ve had this happen, you know how frustrating it can be. After getting burned a couple of times, I learned there was a difference between... [Read more]

Obama to deliver education reform speech Thursday (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama will deliver an education reform speech Thursday morning at the National Urban League’s 100th Anniversary Convention in the nation’s capital. View original post here:  Obama to deliver education reform speech Thursday (AP)  Read More →

Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students. Go here to read the rest: Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)  Read More →

AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics (AP)

AP - More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete. Read more here: AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics (AP)  Read More →

Do Elite Universities Discriminate Against Poor Whites? (Time.com)

Time.com - A Q&A with Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade on his decade-long investigation into college admissions practices at eight elite schools Go here to read the rest: Do Elite Universities Discriminate Against Poor Whites? (Time.com)  Read More →

Government taps 19 states for education grant finals (Reuters)

Reuters - The Department of Education has selected 19 states to vie for $3.4 billion in grants aimed at improving their schools, Secretary Arne Duncan said in a speech on Tuesday. View original here: Government taps 19 states for education grant finals (Reuters)  Read More →

Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)

AP - Americans’ confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a job market that has proven stubbornly stagnant. The report raised concerns about the overall economy and the back-to-school season. Read the original:  Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)  Read More →

Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)

AP - Americans’ confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a job market that has proven stubbornly stagnant. The report raised concerns about the overall economy and the back-to-school season. More here: Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)  Read More →

Obama to defend education plan (Politico)

Politico - President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will deliver major speeches this week on their $4.35 billion Race to the Top school reform program, pushing back against complaints that it promotes unproven methods and ignores long-standing inequities in public education. Continued here: Obama to defend education plan (Politico)  Read More →

Fewer U.S. parents to cut back-to-school budget-poll (Reuters)

Reuters - Fewer U.S. parents plan to cut their back-to-school budgets, but they will count on smartphones and social networking to find the best bargains during the second biggest shopping season of the year, according to a Deloitte survey released on Tuesday. Go here to see the original:  Fewer U.S. parents to cut back-to-school budget-poll (Reuters)  Read More →

Ed Dept, civil rights leaders discuss reform (AP)

AP - Civil rights leaders are criticizing Obama administration education reforms aimed at turning around low performing schools and closing the achievement gap for minority students. Continued here: Ed Dept, civil rights leaders discuss reform (AP)  Read More →