Help Wanted: A generation of successful adults: December 2005

Thursday, December 29, 2005

More of the young and hip fight urban urge - Personal Finance

Young, single people usually love the excitement of big cities, from the vibrant nightlife to the noisiness and frenzied pace of urban existence.

Jobless claims inch up, but labor market solid - Job Hunting

The latest snapshot of layoff activity confirms that the labor market is back on its feet after being knocked around by the Gulf Coast hurricanes.

No Child Left Behind is put to the test - High School

The law is Bush's effort to improve education by making schools accountable for the progress of all children, including minorities, the poor and the disabled.

The most aggressive attack against it came from an unlikely foe: Republican-voting Utah. In April, state lawmakers there approved legislation that gives schools permission to ignore the law.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

In Pa., class gets down to business - High School

Janey Layman fiddles with the videoconferencing equipment as her entrepreneurship students file into the "board room" of Southmoreland High. The meeting with the research and development team — Pam Vaughan's chemistry students in Fordyce, Ark. — is about to begin.

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Invest Like You Want to Be Rich! - Investing

Do you want to be rich? Of course you do!

Friday, December 23, 2005

Consolidating student loans now will save on interest - Financial Aid

"Congress this week raised the interest rate on popular Stafford loans to 6.8%...".

Stafford Loan

College Answer.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Banks raise credit card payments - Personal Finance

"In case you weren't spending enough this holiday season to buy gifts and heat your home, you may have to take another hit: higher credit card payments."

Feds urge restraint on home lending - Personal Finance

"Federal bank regulators warned Tuesday that lenders may be offering interest-only and other types of non-traditional mortgages to borrowers with weak credit or insufficient finances and spelled out guidelines to tighten such practices."

Fewer workers truly 'off' on holidays - Careers

Employees may get away from work around the holidays, but many aren't leaving work behind.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Who needs bonds anyway? - Investing

There are four reasons to own bonds...currently, only one seems convincing.

Monday, December 19, 2005

Why you'll grow rich...very slowly - Personal Finance

"In the past decade, we've ridden two jaw-dropping bull markets. First came stocks. Now real estate is the bubble du jour."

Fostering Higher Education Success - College Application

A recent study suggests more needs to be done to help foster children continue their education once they leave the child-welfare system. The study recommends offering more independent living programs in order to encourage foster children to pursue post-secondary education.

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Crucial Year Can Be Precipice or Springboard - High School

How important was ninth grade for you?

Real Estate Job Engine Finally Slows Down - Personal Finance

..."Still, for most workers, the job market is very different from what it was at the height of the economic boom. Most have seen their paychecks grow very slowly, even as inflation climbs and other costs, like health care and housing, have jumped.

That is likely to stay the case through much of the next year, in a continuing employer's market, observers say."....

Nurse shortage puts school kids at risk - Careers in Demand

Aside from the growing high demand for nurses, public schools face a shortage. Some may be based upon district funding, but many more can be attributed ot the need for more medical professionals.

Help Wanted: A generation of successful adults