Prepaid College Savings Plans Matter More Than Ever NOTE: THIS IS A COMPENSATED PARTNERSHIP WITH FLORIDA PREPAID PLANS BUT AS ALWAYS, ALL OPINIONS ARE OUR OWN. If the year 2020 and its ensuing Covid-19 Pandemic has taught families one thing- it would have to be – to be ready for the unexpected. Many young parents… [Read More]
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Teen anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions that arise during adolescence, and parenting or mentoring teens requires a set of skills caregivers often find themselves missing or needing to improve. The team here at Los Tweens & Teens (http://lostweens.com), the bilingual e-magazine for the years after kindergarten and before college, often… [Read More]
The Florida PrePaid College Board is a Promotional Partner of Los Tweens & Teens. However, as always, all views are 100% our own. ** Discount Promo Code Inside! ** When our ‘chiquitos’ are born, the world took on an entirely new meaning. Our priorities changed, our view of the world changed and all we want… [Read More]
The Florida PrePaid College Board is a Promotional Partner of Los Tweens & Teens. However, as always, all views are 100% our own. ** Discount Promo Code Inside! ** With our favorite gifting season here, it is time to talk about the gift of college — the gift that keeps on giving! There are 28… [Read More]
The Princeton Review ® (www.princetonreview.com) released the 2017 edition of its annual guide to colleges that the education services company considers the nation’s best for academics, affordability/financial aid, and for getting their graduates out the door to satisfying and rewarding careers. Colleges That Pay You Back has detailed school profiles, plus seven ranking lists: one… [Read More]
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with The College Board and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own Having the college money talk can be nerve-wracking, not only for the big sums of money in question, but also the fact that decisions made now in your 17-year old’s life can affect… [Read More]
** GIVEAWAY BELOW** GIVEAWAY BELOW** Watch our founder, Cristy Clavijo-Kish, interview author Maria Carla about her inspiration for “Achieve the College Dream,” and all things college prep: Students with few resources rarely apply to top colleges. Even when they have the academic and extracurricular merits to be admitted to institutions like Harvard, Yale and Princeton,… [Read More]
Sending your children off to college can be a joyous occasion, but as all parents know, it can also be a bit terrifying. From signing lease agreements, to applying for student loans, to paying for utilities, to dealing with landlords, college students will encounter a wide range of unfamiliar legal interactions. There are many legal obstacles… [Read More]
De los casi 17.9 millones de niños hispanos que residen en Estados Unidos, muchos provienen de familias hispanohablantes. De hecho, el Centro de Investigaciones del Pew Research Center informa que aproximadamente tres de cada cuatro hispanos mayores de cinco años hablan español en sus hogares. En una encuesta realizada recientemente a jóvenes latinos que optaron… [Read More]
Results from The Nation’s Report Card: 2015 Mathematics and Reading at Grade 12 indicate scores for high school seniors were 2 points lower in mathematics and remained unchanged in reading in 2015 compared with 2013. Overall, scores were not significantly different in mathematics and were 5 points lower in reading since the first comparable assessment… [Read More]