Rob Kim/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images As Joanna Gaines packs her second child off to college this week, she wants everyone to know that the old parenting cliché that it all goes by so fast is starkly, painfully real. The Magnolia mogul shared some of her thoughts about her emptying nest on Instagram, and here we...
MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images/MediaNews Group/Getty Images William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind behind the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, is back advising high school students and their families. Singer served two and a half years in prison, followed by time in a halfway house. Just months later, still under supervised release, he is...
SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images Getting a degree isn’t easy. But for parents — who make up approximately 22% of undergraduates — getting that sheepskin can be particularly complicated. They must secure (and pay for) childcare during typical work hours. Add college classes in the mix, to say nothing of having to do homework and study with...
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images As college tuition costs continue to rise, many families feel the financial strain that comes with funding their child’s education. Along with potentially hefty price tags, the safety of student loan repayment remains in flux as the U.S. Department of Education cracks down on debt default, putting millions of Americans at risk...