Not exact matches
Tips to manage your money, including
career advice,
college savings,
budgeting, debt, credit and cars.
And, although the
budget makes adjustments to the implementation of the Common Core, The Business Council was pleased to see it preserves the new, more rigorous standards that are crucial to ensuring students graduate
college and
career ready.
«This year's final
budget makes important investments in improving
college and
career readiness for students whose needs are too often overlooked.
Rep. Todd Rokita of Indiana, the top Republican on the subcommittee overseeing K - 12 policy, also asked about language in the administration's
budget request that would provide $ 389 million in assessment grants to states that have adopted
college - and
career - ready standards.
Walker's
budget also lays out goals for school districts to meet by 2017, including raising the state's four - year graduation rate to 92 percent from the current 88 percent level; increasing
college and
career readiness from 32 percent to 67 percent and closing achievement gaps in those areas by 50 percent.
Gov. Snyder announced a
budget proposal Wednesday that will increase funding for the state's
college and career readiness activities from $ 2 million to $ 3 million through the Michigan College Access N
college and
career readiness activities from $ 2 million to $ 3 million through the Michigan
College Access N
College Access Network.
It does mean bring more discipline to K - 12 schools, focus
budgets on the end result —
career readiness and
college readiness and experience.
The
budget's investments in K - 12 both complement existing investments in higher education and advance the goal that students - especially disadvantaged students - successfully graduate from high school, well - prepared for
college and
career.
Refinanced Loans Make for Better
Budgets Whether you're just starting to look for a
career after
college, or you've spent years working a dream job, rethinking the way you're paying off student loans can make a big difference to your
budget.
If you are currently attending
college or
career school, you may want to consider creating a monthly
budget for an academic term, such as your fall semester.
The private student loan provider Sallie Mae may already have a vested interest in your
college career, so it makes sense that they'd also provide an extremely comprehensive «Monthly
Budget Worksheet» for students.
If you can take an online or community
college course, here are some suggested courses that are helpful for
career development: Technical Writing; Computers Skills; Public Speaking; Ethics (always good for any job); Organizational Development; Leadership; Supervision; Teamwork; Social Media Marketing for Businesses;
Budgeting; and Acquisitions and Contracting (for government jobs).