School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

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The first homeschool year, honestly

The curriculum is the easy part. It's the third week of October that decides whether you make it.

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Start at Community College and Finish Where You Wanted To

The two-year head start works, but only if you pick the destination school before your kid registers for a single class.

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Help With Homework Without Ending Up Doing the Homework

The pencil stays in their hand. Everything else is up for negotiation, and here's how to run the rest of the night.

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Your School Board Meets Tuesday and Almost Nobody Will Be There

The people who set your kid's calendar, curriculum and tax rate work in a half-empty room. Learn how to read the agenda, use your three minutes, and make it count.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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Trade School or College, and the Question Most Parents Skip

The real comparison isn't a welding certificate against a bachelor's degree. It's who pays whom while your kid learns.

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The Scholarship Money Sitting Three Miles From Your House

National scholarships have brutal odds. The $1,500 award from your county community foundation had four applicants last year, and nobody in your family applied.

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What the Loan Papers Actually Say Before Your Kid Clicks Accept

Subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS, private, capitalized interest, origination fees. Translate the paperwork before your eighteen-year-old signs it.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

Pick a College Major Someone Is Actually Hiring For

Before the deposit clears, make your kid name three employers and one job title. If he can't, the major isn't a plan yet.

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How to Get Into a Service Academy and What It Really Costs

Nominations, DoDMERB, the ROTC scholarship nobody talks about, and the years you sign away when the tuition bill says zero.

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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How to Sit In on College Classes After You Retire

Auditing is cheaper than almost anyone thinks, and in most states the door is already open. You just have to know who to ask.

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A Gap Year Should Have a Boss

Most gap years fail for one reason, and it isn't laziness. Here's how to build one with a schedule, a paycheck and a date it ends.

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What to Say to Your Child's Teacher When Things Go Wrong

The email you write at 10 p.m. is never the one to send. Do this instead, and you'll get a real plan in about ten days.

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What to Know Before Your Kid Signs a Student Loan

Federal limits, the Parent PLUS trap, and the one number that decides whether the debt is survivable or not.

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Spotting a Reading Problem Before Third Grade

Three made-up words on a napkin will tell you more about your kid's reading than a year of report cards.

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How to Help With Homework Without Writing the Essay Yourself

The pencil stays on their side of the table. Everything else is negotiable.

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The Trade School Versus College Math Parents Never Run

Five numbers, three phone calls, and one honest conversation will settle this better than any campus tour ever has.

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