The US national average of one gallon of gas spiked 11 cents this week as the impact of Russia’s deadly invasion on Ukraine continues, according to AAA. This price increase marks the largest jump since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in... Read More
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Not all jobs are treated the same — and not all require a college degree to have a successful career. Data journalism website Stacker sought to find the highest-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree in New York City. It consulted... Read More
Black History Month, which is celebrated each year during February, is a chance for Americans to learn details of our nation’s history that are often neglected and pushed to the wayside. As the saying goes, Black history is American history, and a... Read More
Here are seven tips for parents to get their kids excited about math and encourage them to use it on a daily basis: PLAY MATH GAMES AT HOMEThere are many games your child can play that involve math. Beginning in the elementary years, students can... Read More
TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, today offered a reminder that there are two weeks remaining in its 2022-2023 scholarship application round. Eligibility is open to immigrant students... Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its rankings of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in order of residents’ life expectancies from the year before the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday (February... Read More
The NYS Governor announced the statewide indoor mask mandate will expire Thursday amid receding COVID infection and hospitalization rates. Face coverings will still be required in schools in the coming weeks as Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to wait until... Read More
In case you haven’t played, Wordle is the popular word puzzle game where users get six attempts to guess a five-letter word. At this stage of Wordle’s life, you’re either in one or two camps: checking the Wordle website daily... Read More
The SAT taken by prospective college students across the country will go all-digital starting in 2024 and will be an hour shorter, the College Board announced in a statement Tuesday. The transition comes months after the College Board... Read More
Many educational services provide videos to teachers specifically for the purpose of screening in class. In general, showing a film at school for students is permitted under U.S. copyright law, but holding a public viewing with parents or other... Read More
So many people are heading back into the workforce, but for those who collected unemployment last year, this is something you need to read as tax season approaches. People who collected unemployment benefits in 2021 don’t appear to be getting... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the birth of one of the greatest civil rights warriors of the 20th century. Although King was an American who focused on segregation and inequality in the U.S., his impact was global.Decades after his death,... Read More
Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of Banished Words List. For 2022, LSSU received more than 1,000 nominations of words and terms for banishment for misuse, overuse, and uselessness to help compile the list. This year,... Read More
Many Americans questioned what the rules were for involuntary denied boarding or bumping compensation. Today, as we leave the pandemic, some airlines are filling planes and have increased their overbooking rates. That translates to more denied... Read More
The housing market has been a hot topic of discussion throughout the pandemic, and that’s definitely not about to change — last month, sales of newly-built homes were down 14% YoY as first-time homebuyers struggled to navigate... Read More