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Why Do Parents Pick the Wrong Colleges for Their Kids?

When it’s time for high school students to select the colleges that interest them most, many parents step in to help their child choose the right school. If parents are assisting in the selection of the right school, why do so many of them pick the wrong colleges for their kids? Smoke and mirrors Picking the right college and paying for it can be the most daunting of tasks; much of the reported information on colleges does not take all of the college’s characteristics into consideration. For example, universities are ranked on the earning power of their graduates rather than …

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The A-Z of Education Blogs: Letters TH-Y

In this multi-part series, we are profiling the best of the best education blogs, in alphabetical order. In the previous article, I introduced letters TE and in this one, I will discuss letters TH-Y. Click here to access all of the articles in this series. The Innovative Educator Lisa Nielsen’s daily blog posts focus on ways to make education more relevant for students by embracing technology and channeling their passions. Recent topics include how to teach students to evaluate the accuracy of the news, and how to tell if your students are digital learners. Score: Activity 20, Originality 19.5, Helpfulness …

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