The back-to-school season may seem at least a month away on the calendar, but for a majority of American families, it’s already begun. Two-thirds of back-to-school shoppers have already started buying clothing and supplies ahead of the new school year — a 55% increase on the level of early purchases last year. That’s according to…
College grad unemployment surges as employers replace new hires with AI – CBS News Watch CBS News The unemployment rate for new college graduates has recently surged. Economists say businesses are now replacing entry-level jobs with artificial intelligence. Ali Bauman has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…
The Department of Education says federal student loan borrowers who do not pay on time could damage their credit scores and even have their wages garnished beginning today, May 5 — causing challenges for some of the more than 5 million borrowers who are in default and struggling to get answers about their loans. “I don’t…
How staffing cuts and glitches are delaying FAFSA processing for students – CBS News Watch CBS News After a botched rollout of last year’s FAFSA application under the Biden administration, it was delayed again this year, with students encountering error messages and glitches on the site. Making things more challenging are unprecedented cuts to the…
Reporter’s Notebook: What the loneliest generation needs most after graduation – CBS News Watch CBS News As traditional support networks fade, new grads are feeling more isolated than ever. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson gives his take on the importance of human connection in an increasingly isolated world. Be the first to know Get…
Los Angeles — Oscar Garcia of South Los Angeles is just weeks away from taking his last steps as a high school senior, and his first steps toward a college degree. Garcia said attending college “means having an opportunity to get out of here.” It’s an opportunity made possible through the Free Application for Federal…
Getting a college education has traditionally been seen as a way to move up the economic ladder. But an analysis by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the cost of a degree may not always be worth it. The value of a college education has increasingly come into question in…
A high school teen behind an AI app generating $30 million in annual revenue just got rejected by 15 top colleges, including Ivy League schools like Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton. Tens of thousands of commentators on X are sure that it was his personal statement that got in the way. Zach Yadegari, the 18-year-old co-founder…
Georgia baseball carried the nation’s second-longest winning streak into Friday night’s sold-out SEC opener with Kentucky at Foley Field. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs extended their streak in comeback fashion, 12-6, by blasting three homers after losing pitcher Kolten Smith to cramping and second baseman Ryan Black to a quad injury. “Everybody asks me what I thought…
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Choosing a college is far from an easy task. Just ask University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomores Kenny Morales and Wilson Overfield. “There really weren’t any online resources to help me find a college,” Overfield, a computer science major from Ralston, said. “If I hadn’t gotten accepted into the Raikes program I wouldn’t…