Clark Howard Right: $200K Strategy to Cut College Tuition Costs
Families earning around $200,000 are weighing whether shifting retirement contributions can unlock substantial colleg...
Education Policy
On this tag page you’ll find four Education Policy articles that examine how spending and school funding affect family budgets. Read concise takeaways to improve your money strategy.
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What Told ‘AI Slop’: A Century of Ghostwriting Debates
A 2023 Vanderbilt incident sparked a modern AI writing debate, echoing a long history of ghostwriting and the ethics ...
Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department Takes on Defaulted Loans
The Treasury Department will assume management of about $180 billion in defaulted federal student loans, a decisive s...
Z’s Straight‑A Boom Quietly Shrinks Gen Z Paychecks
A fresh study links Gen Z’s straight‑A trend to lower long‑term earnings, signaling hidden costs behind perfect repor...
Host Mike Rowe Slams Trades as Real-World Prize, Not a Backup
host mike rowe slams the college-first script as earnings in the trades rise, with data center electricians pulling i...
America’s Math Scores Fall as Screens Replacing Textbooks
A shift from textbooks to screens and AI in classrooms coincides with a decline in america’s math scores. Experts war...
I Don’t Know We’re Ready: Governors Demand Workforce Reform Now
In Washington, governors from both parties pressed for a sweeping review of the nation’s workforce policy amid AI-dri...
American Schools Weren't Broken, Tech Era Woes Rise
Fresh NAEP data in early 2026 shows a broad but nuanced slide in reading and math for 4th and 8th graders, renewing d...
Walmart Exec Says U.S. Must Sharpen AI Training Race
Walmart’s top HR executive is calling for a nationwide push to train workers in AI, arguing the U.S. risk of falling ...
U.S. Spent Billion Ditch Textbooks for Devices; Results Lag
The U.S. spent billions to replace textbooks with laptops and tablets in classrooms, but new data show cognitive gain...
Former Goldman Sachs Lloyd Defends College Value Today
A public feud over college’s worth heats up in 2026 as Peter Thiel backs alternatives with large grants. The former g...
K-12 Schools Face AI Gap and Funding Woes This Year
Across Chicago and beyond, AI readiness in schools mirrors economic divides. This report examines funding gaps, acces...