OPINION: Americans need help paying for new, nondegree programs and college alternatives
by hechingerreport.org
hechingerreport.org— For Janelle Bell, a 39-year-old working mom, completing her degree wasn’t financially or personally possible. Her priority was providing for her family on an annual salary of just $30,000. Drowning in $40,000 of student loan debt, she was forced to drop out of college and work full time. Janelle’s story is all too familiar throughout […]
Business Insider—Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report. A majority of Americans don't think earning a college degree is a pre-requisite for snagging a high-paying job, according to a Pew Research Center report released on Thursday."Only one-in-four US adults say it's extremely or very important to have a four-year college degree in order to get a well-paying job in today's economy," the center wrote in its report, citing a survey it conducted with 5,203 US adults from November to December 2023.Nearly half of the survey's respondents said having a...
Los Angeles Times—Opinion: Most older Americans who need hearing aids don't use them. Here's how to change that. Having depended on hearing aids for nearly three decades, I’m astounded by the lack of Medicare coverage for devices that can solve a problem afflicting tens of millions of older Americans. Nearly two-thirds of Americans over age 70 have some degree of hearing loss, and over half of those 75 and older experience impairment serious enough to be considered disabling. But most don’t wear hearing aids. Because the legislation that created Medicare nearly 60 years ago specifically excluded hearing...
Entrepreneur—There Are New Rules for 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Programs — Here's What to Know. A new rule ensures that consumers are protected when they shop with buy now, pay later companies like Paypal, Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay.