Higher Education Not Reserved for Young Only

February 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Higher Education Not Reserved

Educational patterns constantly change; to help the older people catch up with their fast pace, universities encourage workers to study again when their careers are over. David Willetts, the minister for higher education, supports the initiative of going to university to continue working beyond the legal retirement age. According to him, there is a pressure of being upskilled and retrained even at the end of one’s career, which is why older people should consider university education.
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Post-Secondary Education in Nevada Should Be Affordable

January 29, 2013 2 Comments

Post-Secondary Education Nevada

It is no secret that post-secondary education policies throughout the United States need to be improved; however, post-secondary education in Nevada is especially in need of serious improvement and additional resources spent on it.

On the 16th of January, Governor Brian Sandoval suggested that the US government and Nevada’s authorities should approve of additional spending on public education in Nevada.
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Are American Colleges Meant Only for Rich Students?

October 22, 2012 5 Comments

American Colleges

While American colleges promise to give an opportunity of obtaining higher education for all students, it seems that the college system entails more and more debt for the youth. Department of Education report stated that approximately 13% of students have defaulted after having started repaying their loans back in 2009. It demonstrated that, among various colleges with loan default rates, the for-profit schools had had the largest number of defaulters: at least 1 out of every 5 borrowers was not able to fulfill his/her loan payment obligations. Further it was found out that these institutions serve lower-income students.
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Universities in Britain Need Changes?

September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

University of Oxford

The educational system in Great Britain is going through some essential changes. The latest news says that the funding formula for the UK universities has been modified. It is blazing a trail for getting investment from private sources while the previous experience showed the government support. For the past several years the fee that students must pay for their education has been increasing and now the pressure on educational establishments is also getting bigger as the knowledge level should be deserving. Some of the professors who have a great experience in working in the British educating system advise universities to make some refreshments and present themselves from a new point of view to the society. The main idea is that investing money in education is a great thing for securing a better future to the country.
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Two South Wales Universities to Unite Efforts

July 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Wales Universities Unite

Glamorgan and Newport universities declared that the new institution will compete in size with Cardiff University, provide students with ample opportunity and support the economy. Now they are discussing the confluence project, inclining the future institution name. Education Minister Leighton Andrews would like to have a big university on the territory of south east Wales. The plan of fusion Cardiff Metropolitan and the University of Wales was exposed in November.
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Rising Costs and Reduced Government Funding Hurting US Students

April 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

Rising Costs and Reduced Government Funding Hurting US Students

The cost of getting a college education in the US has risen faster than inflation during the last thirty years. The average household now allots a fourth of its income for college education, and private and public school students share the same burden of rising costs. One major factor blamed for the high cost of college education today is the reduction of government support for higher education.
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