Facing the education giants in U.S.
Staff writer Giovanni Garcia thinks it would be problematic if the U.S. competed internationally with global education systems.
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EDITORIAL: MyMajor program benefits students’ academic performance
Projected to officially launch in Fall 2012, MyMajor is a program which matches students’ goals and interests with potential majors. Furthermore, MyMajor offers students academic advising and planning. Students also gain acceptance into the school of their interest, complete with a plan the day they enter the University.
EDITORIAL: Work Study Solution is Problematic
This solution is problematic for several reasons: it burdens departments, deflects responsibility, and does not encourage accountability for ensuring this mistake does not happen again. Furthermore, having the departments revamp and modify their already existing budget to compensate for an overestimation is not a solution; it is a passing of the buck and a passing of the responsibility to compensate and be accountable for their mistake.
EDITORIAL: New York Times Readership Program Needs Overhaul
The Beacon feels that there should be fundamental changes to The New York Times Readership program; it is a service that not all students benefit from but that all students pay for.
EDITORIAL: FAFSA requirement unnecessary burden
For the first time, Bright Futures scholarship recipients are required to fill out Free Application for Federal Aid.