Recession Hit College Freshmen Hard

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About two-thirds of incoming college freshmen have said they had “some” or “major” concerns about their ability to pay for their education.  John H. Pryor, director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at UCLA says, “We expected that, given what we were seeing last year in the economy, we would [...]

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What Foreign Languages are Teens Learning?

According to a recent article in the New York Times, thousands of public schools have stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade.  Chinese classes on the other hand have increased.  It seems the Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools around the world  and are paying part of their salaries.
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Am I a Good Listener?

One of the hurdles many parents of teens face is communication.  Just when you think you’ve got a good thing going, they clam up.  OR, the conversation starter that worked last time gets met with a , “I already told you that” or “You won’t get it” or “We’ve already talked about that a million [...]

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