Is Middle Class College Education No Longer For The Middle Class?

By Tom Aikins with Dr. Robert M. Clyne.In American society, attending college was a hallmark of being or becoming middle class. However, for the last two decades the middle class has struggled to pay for college education and with the downturn in the economy expensive tuition...

One-Room School Offers Valuable Lessons

Few can argue about the need to improve the nation’s public education system. Unfortunately, those in charge of making those improvements -- notably, President Barack Obama and members of the...

Education is a Powerful Force, Especially in a Tough Economy

The country’s unemployment rate stands at 7.6 percent, meaning that more than 11 million Americans are now without jobs. However, while the employment rate among high school graduates with no college education...

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