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As public school students head home for the summer, it's time for their parents to start worrying about how they're going to pay for next year.
Pay? For public school?
Unfortunately, yes, Just as Ron Weasley's parents worried when they had to buy five sets of Gilderoy Lockhart's entire oeuvre for...
Reduce Gas the Easy Way: Try 'Bike To Work and School' Month
12:00PM 5/04/2011
With gas up to a national average of $3.97 for the first week in May -- a nine-cent rise over the previous week and 48% higher since Labor Day -- it's getting hard not to panic about gas prices. My sister, who drives more than 25 miles round-trip every day for work, is starting to reduce or...
College Debt Worse Than Credit Cards: Worth It?
8:15AM 4/19/2011
My friend, Larissa, tells a story about a collections agent who called while she was working at an entry-level job for a non-profit and having a hard time making payments on her student loans.
"You can't use your degree if you can't pay for it!" the woman almost shrieked at poor Larissa. Even...
School Lunch: Chicago Elementary Bans the Brown Bag
3:00PM 4/14/2011
With Jamie Oliver beginning his second season of Food Revolution, it's time once again to think about the healthiness of the food served in public schools. I know, groan. Not good, right?
The overall health of our kids is depressing; Jamie's famous tear-jerking scenes show kids whose lives have...
Teens might think they know it all, but how much do they really know when it comes to money? The U.S. Department of Treasury is partnering with the U.S. Department of Education to present the 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge so that high school students, educators and parents nationwide...
Student Financial Aid: Six Scams and Myths
4:00PM 2/23/2011
When you're hoping for some help to pay for college you'll be in the crosshairs of scam artists looking to take advantage of your vulnerability.
Tuition assistance, in the form of scholarships, is not only hard to get -- but competition can be fierce when annual tuition bills can run upward of...
Award-Winning Toys Under $20 for Special Needs Kids
4:00PM 12/13/2010
Equal opportunity playtime is something the independent researchers at New York-based Oppenheim Toy Portfolio take seriously. After reviewing thousands of toys each year, the OTP reveals its choices for the much-anticipated, best-of-the-best in a number of categories -- including the SNAP Award,...
WalletPop's best books on personal finance for your kids
4:00PM 11/02/2010
Parenting doesn't stop at potty training and teaching the kids how to tie their shoes. As your kids grow up, what is the best way to teach them about personal finance?
At least 15 states require public high schools to offer personal finance courses, but that still leaves plenty of places for...
Who are kids texting in school? You might be surprised
4:00PM 9/17/2010
If U R txting N class, U R not paying attn. Period. Although most schools ban cell phone use in classrooms, new research administered by California app developer textPlus revealed that 42.5% of 600 teens surveyed admitted they do it "sometimes" or "constantly" anyway. Almost 80% report they have...
5 things working parents wished teachers knew
10:00AM 8/30/2010
In this back-to-school season, a few ideas for how the working parent-teacher relationship might function more smoothly:
1. Working moms don't appreciate Mommy Homework. I'm not sure any moms do, actually. Mommy Homework includes building ancestor dolls that require a trip to crafts stores. (Note...
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