You just wrote the check. It might have been the biggest check of your life. It’s the first tuition payment for your child’s dream university, a staggering sum of thirty or forty thousand …
The alarm goes off at 4:45 AM. For the women on the university swim team, this is the daily routine. They are in the cold water of the pool by 5:30, swimming thousands …
The news about student loan forgiveness has been a confusing rollercoaster for the past few years. You hear about big, sweeping plans in the headlines, then you hear they have been challenged in …
Picture a seven-year-old on the first day of school. Instead of a bright, colorful backpack with their favorite cartoon character, they are carrying a clear, plastic bag that puts all of their belongings …
You open the email from your child’s school, and there it is. The report card. You scan down the list of classes, and a wave of pride and relief washes over you. Straight …
You are touring a college campus with your high school student. You remember your own college days, the small, cinder block dorm room with the shared bathroom down the hall. But when the …
It’s 4:30 PM on a Thursday, and Sarah, a high school English teacher, has just finished her day. But she is not going home. After a quick stop for a coffee, she gets …
It’s the most frustrating moment in all of sports. You’re on the edge of your seat, watching your team in the final seconds of a huge game. And then, it happens. The referee …
If you grew up in America, you probably have a memory of the old school cafeteria. You might remember the greasy square pizza, the grayish hamburgers, the sad scoop of canned corn, and …
It’s Saturday afternoon in America. A stadium with a hundred thousand people is roaring. Your team’s star quarterback, a nineteen-year-old kid, throws the game-winning touchdown. He’s lifted onto the shoulders of his teammates. …