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What’s Your Learning Style?

Whether you are heading back to school for extra training, or just trying to learn the ropes at your new job, it’s important to understand your own learning style.  Learning style affects the effort you need to expend to learn new things.
Basically, there are three common learning styles, and it’s quite possible to have a [...]

High School Graduate? You’re More Accomplished Than You Think!

Most people assume that with our free public education system in the United States, nearly everyone has their high school diploma.  NOT TRUE!  Take a look at this map.  You’ll see that even states that boast the highest grad rates in the country top out at 86%.  FOURTEEN states have graduation rates between 50 and [...]

How Much Responsibility Should Schools Bear?

I was very intrigued to read this article today: Milwalkee Judge Orders Compensatory Education on Education Weekly.  The gist is that the Milwalkee Public Schools made some sort of mistake about providing special education services to students between 2000 and 2005 and now are being ordered to rectify the errors.  They are to find affected students [...]

Are You Ready for the “New Economy”?

Politicians around the country are telling us that this economic downturn is nearly over and that if we can just hang on for a few more months, the unemployment rate will begin to drop.  They also are telling us that our economy is changing.  It’s moving from a manufacturing base to a service-based economy.  But [...]

Are Your Basic Skills Up to Snuff?

Try some quick check-ups of your reading and math skills, and get the help you need to take the next step in your career plans.