Universities like Yale are going after students who default on their loans. Not only are the millions of dollars lost a hardship for the school but the nonpayment means less financial resources for low income students.
Yale Suing Former Students Shows Crisis in Loans to Poor
By Janet Lorin
Bloomberg.com
February 4, 2013
Needy U.S. borrowers are defaulting on almost $1 billion in federal student loans earmarked for the poor, leaving schools such as Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania with little choice except to sue their graduates. Read More...
Careersinwelding.com is an American Society and National Center for Welding Education & Training (Weld-Ed) web portal.
Locate welding facts, salary information, company profiles, industry news, videos and more.
Visit Careers in Welding – HERE
SkillsUSA Week is celebrated the second week of February each year.
The date for the 2013 SkillsUSA Week is February 10 to 16. Read More...
The Botetourt Technical Education Center knows their students and they know their community. This knowledge is helping merge education and need – resulting in students finding good jobs and the region locating needed skilled workers.
Roanoke Valley jobs changing perception of technical education
By Aaron Martin, Reporter
WSLS10 – Roanoke’s NBC Affiliate
BOTETOURT COUNTY – Most parents wouldn’t list welding, or auto repair as a dream job for their kids. Read More...
SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference will be returning to its usual schedule in 2013. The conference dates were skewed by a couple days this past June in connection with Kansas City hosting the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.
The NLSC 2013 schedule will be as follows: 49th NLSC – Kansas City, Mo – June 24-28, 2013.
So, the 2013 NLSC schedule will be from Monday to Friday. This means the Opening Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 26, the SkillsUSA Championships will be held Wednesday and -Thursday, June 26-27, and the Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, June 28.
For the complete NLSC 2013 condensed agenda, go to: www.skillsusa.org/events/nlscagenda.shtml.
