1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (273+ words) U.S. higher education costs have surged over the past year, according to a Sallie Mae/Ipsos report out Wednesday. The new report found that total college costs for families climbed to an estimated $34,019 during the 2025-26 academic year, marking a 10% rise from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) Streaming services are tapping into short-form content as Americans’ attention spans continue to plummet. HBO Max became the largest streaming service to roll out a short-form video feed feature, TechCrunch reported Tuesday. Its competitors may join in despite medical professionals…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1024+ words) INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Until recently, Lanyia Brooks worked as a custodian in a data center, where she spent her days maintaining the facility while watching tech professionals build the infrastructure around her. One week into the intensive program, Brooks says she…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (564+ words) When You Sow ERCP, You Harvest Trousered Apes 🏭 Welcome to the National Idiot Factories. Let’s stop calling it a public school system. Let’s call it what it actually is: a nationwide chain of Idiot Factories running at absolute maximum capacity....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Even colleges can’t fool all of the people all of the time. Just 38% of Americans have high confidence in higher education, according to a new Gallup poll. That’s down from 57% in 2015. Gallup found the three main reasons for this lack…...

3+ week, 48+ min ago   (304+ words) Many Americans believe colleges in the U.S. are not doing a good enough job of preparing students for the workforce and think college has become unaffordable, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday. At the same time, only 13% of those…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) The labor market is experiencing unprecedented dynamics as various industries grapple with ongoing labor shortages. From hospitality to manufacturing, businesses are struggling to find workers, a situation that is reshaping not only wages but also productivity, economic growth, and even…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) A routine appointment can become a full-day problem when a clinic is short on staff. Someone leaves work early, drives across county lines, waits, then has to fit a prescription around the same limits. For families, access is felt in…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (352+ words) Many parents are now concerned that their kids are relying too heavily on artificial intelligence, according to a survey released Thursday. The latest edition of Deloitte’s annual “Back-to-School” survey found that 49% of parents feel worried that their children are leaning…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) The person who keeps the work moving is not always the person who gets the next opportunity. Long days can prove commitment, but promotions usually depend on something more visible than effort alone. Workers who already put in serious time…...