Tag: college tuition

‘Infuriating’: College Tuition Made Free for Illegal Immigrants in Minnesota

Minnesota has approved legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to benefit from the state’s education aid program offering to make tuition 100 percent free in higher education. HF 2073 is a bill related to highe education, which includes the North Star Promise tuition fee program. North Star Promise allows eligible students in the state, including…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (March 29): Over 1,000 Sign Petition to Pause AI Training; Senator Accuses Starbucks of Union Busting

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak join over a thousand people in a petition against further AI training. They say AI has profound risks to humanity and that even governments should step in to stop development. We have the two most popular chatbots compete. Find out which one has better advice for influencers if TikTok is banned. Starbucks’…


NTD Business (March 29): Over 1,000 Sign Petition to Pause AI Training; Senator Accuses Starbucks of Union Busting

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak join over a thousand people in a petition against further AI training. They say AI has profound risks to humanity and that even governments should step in to stop development. We have the two most popular chatbots compete. Find out which one has better advice for influencers if TikTok is banned. Starbucks’…


Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Dodges Real Issues

Commentary  On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced he would forgive up to $10,000 of federal student debt and up to $20,000 of Pell Grants. The president’s student loan forgiveness dodges real issues that need to be addressed: the issue of ongoing college tuition increases while the American higher education system simultaneously continues to be…


8 Strategies to Graduate College Debt-Free

There was a time when I didn’t have much opinion on paying for college with student loans. That was before the advent of email and thousands of messages, all with a similar subject line: “Help! I’m drowning in student loan debt!” That was before I learned that about 85% of college graduates do not end…


University of California Waives Tuition for Native Americans, Starting Fall 2022

Native American students attending schools in the University of California (UC) system will have their tuition fully waived starting this fall. Announced in April, the UC Native American Opportunity Plan allows California residents who are “members of federally recognized Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native tribes” to get free education on UC campuses. The…


How to Save for Your Kid’s College Tuition If You’re Not Felicity Huffman or Lori Loughlin

By David Anderson The cost of a college education is higher than ever—just ask Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. Those two celebrities are among the well-heeled parents caught up in a now-infamous “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal. You know what this is: The whole nation has been gobbling up news reports about the $25 million scheme for the…


College–a Good Value, or Buyer’s Remorse for Parents

Commentary There have always been plenty of good reasons to send your children to college, but do those reasons still hold up today? Many colleges and universities are now heavily corrupted by radical politics, and it’s surely time to revisit those reasons. Is college still the best use of four years of your children’s lives, and…


More Than 30 Companies, Including Amazon, Facebook and Pfizer Vow to Create Economic Opportunities for Afghan Refugees

More than 30 companies including Amazon, Facebook, Pfizer, and Tyson Foods have vowed to create economic opportunities and provide resources for Afghan refugees as they start their new lives in the United States. The 34 companies, which stem from all sectors including tech, retail, and food service industry, have joined the Tent Coalition for Afghan Refugees, which…