DeVos considers non-college success paths
Providing options for post-secondary education that lead to successful lives is touted by Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos and a student in Illinois.
Economics
Global trade brings many invasive species
With global trade and transport, thousands of species have spread into regions where they weren't originally at home, and some effects are harmful.
Medicaid expansion helped Mich. economy, too
Economics research from the U of Mich. shows Medicaid expansion under ACA brought jobs and new revenue for the state in addition to insuring people.
Brain health at age 3 predicts adults’ social cost
Brain health at age 3 has been linked to how much we spend on healthcare and other social costs as adults. Digitization of life helped with the matching.
Best not to put fun activities on a schedule
Scheduling leisure and fun activities makes them take on qualities of work, so be fun: Don't put leisure activities in a planner.
Subsidized housing benefits some kids, not others
Kids with good scores and few behavioral issues are boosted by living in subsidized housing; if the have low scores or behavioral problems, subsidized housing fails them.
Smart growth may be good for your health
If cities are designed so that facilities are within walking distance, like Columbia, Md., it might have a positive effect on people's health.
Audit: Army fudged numbers by trillions
Accounting mistakes and fudging may have covered up trillions of dollars in spending by the US Army, an auditor has discovered.
Even death won’t forgive student loans in N.J.
Student loan debt's a growing problem. And when the government uses strong-arm tactics to recover money from borrowers in default, it gets ugly.
Feds announce apprenticeship grant contest
Can apprenticeships help students pursue skilled careers without college? The president hopes so, and the government is pumping $100m into the effort.