Tuition and Admissions

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (287+ words) Offering free tuition to students whose household income falls below a certain threshold would appear to make higher education more affordable. However, they have little impact on lower income students, who often already qualify for substantial financial aid. Free tuition…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (383+ words) The CRCSD Student Activity Fund Purchases policy has been changed three times since the beginning of the 26-27 school year. This policy restricts staff from purchasing food with student funds, resulting in conflicts within sports and school club events. Any form…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (397+ words) Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 PM Two Long Island small businesses have been awarded $20,000 grants through the third annual L.O.C.A.L. Small Business Grant Program, a joint initiative of Optimum Business and the Long Island Association (LIA) Foundation aimed at helping local entrepreneurs grow and strengthen…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1127+ words) The story of Nancy Pelosi’s rise in American politics. When Maycee DeJersey Gonzales replaced her tablet with a used laptop that she bought from her friend, she was grateful to do away with the smaller keyboard in favor of her…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (40+ words) Investor Kevin O’Leary warned students to carefully weigh the value of a college education before taking on debt, arguing that professional relationships can be among the biggest benefits of higher education. O’Leary Questions College Debt On Monday, O’Leary wrote on......

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) September 16, 2026 10:10 AM SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2026) — At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the city of Santa Monica announced its Small Business Relief Microgrant Program, which will provide one-time, $5,000 grants to eligible existing brick-and-mortar businesses. The first round of applications is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (569+ words) As more Indian students look beyond domestic campuses to universities in the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and beyond, the gap between what a degree costs and what a family actually needs to plan for has only widened. This is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (531+ words) Michael Gossie is an award-winning journalist who has earned more than 50 awards for writing, editing and design. He studied economics at Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y., and put his entrepreneurial spirit to work in 2007, using a 200-year-old family recipe to launch…...