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‘August surprise’: That college scholarship you earned might not count

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Marketplace Most scholarship applications demanded an essay, a personal statement, a resumé, references, an interview, letters of recommendation and good grades, which Hernandez kept up even while also juggling college admission applications.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. For as The Wall Street Journal cautioned in October , “America’s Dazzling Tech Boom Has a Downside: Not Enough Jobs.” and Facebook Inc.