McD sales are down
McDonald's has announced they will change their menu to make it easier for people to make decisions. Sales are down, and maybe this will help.
Economics
81% take more than 4 years to graduate college
Graduation within 4 years with a bachelor's degree has become more elusive for more and more students who start college.
Entrepreneurial Md. student wins national award
An 8th grader from Baltimore City has won a national entrepreneurship contest for her business plan making legwarmers for young dancers.
Poll: Marylanders want school to start after Labor Day
A new data point has been added to the debate about pushing back the start of school to past Labor Day to give businesses an extra week of summer.
College grads find they're unable to repay loans
Some new research from the Fed (NY) shows that recent college grads are often underemployed, making barely more than their high school grad peers.
Some find no test score-GDP-productivity correlation
A report from ASCD finds no correlation between test scores and GDP, a result we would welcome if not for shoddy analysis by ASCD.
US looks at predatory (subprime) auto lending
The US will investigate predatory car loans made to people who can't pay them back. Chapter 2 of the mortgage crisis.
Lowery appointed to youth financial literacy council
The Md. State Superintendent of Schools will be nominated to serve on the president's financial literacy advisory council.
Expanding pre-K in NYC leads to a jobs issue
A pre-K expansion in NYC has opened up jobs for teachers in the public schools. Community-based daycares are sad to see them go.
Reversing the growing teacher gap (OECD & TALIS)
A recent report shows that US schools & teachers should take steps to prepare all students for the 21st century.