Balancing the Cost of Higher Education in a Weak Economy

When my youngest son graduated from college, his next step was graduate school as did some of his close college buddies. Their realization even then was that to advance in a global society, college degrees are just the beginning; especially for the fields they were striving for. Despite achieving higher degrees (including law school), the [...]

A Wave of Teacher Retirements on the Horizon

With Republicans dead set on crushing teachers’ rights and other public employees, teachers with enough years to retire are heading for the door. NEA Today reported that: “In Wisconsin, the number of state employees who have applied to retire this year is already 73 percent over last year – and public schools are bracing for [...]