Pennsylvania State University

There is much debate over whether collegiate student-athletes should be compensated for their work at their respective universities. Some individuals believe that student-athletes should be paid because, like most college students, they do not have a lot of money. Many also believe that student-athletes should not be paid because they are getting to attend an institute of higher learning at a lesser price. Collegiate student-athletes should not be paid not only because they are already attending…

Diversity is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc. and the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization (Merriam-Webster 's online dictionary, 1999). Diversity in higher education is represented by the diverse groups of faculty, staff and students that make up the college community, that include but are limited to race, ethnicity, and gender. Student affairs…

reads the constitution, they will find that school funding is a responsibility of the state. In the year of 2013, New York spent roughly $17,000 on every students’ education. On the other hand, California only spent around $9,000 per student. By gaining this knowledge, one can realize that a state’s economic status greatly affects a student’s education. The amount of money that schools receive from the state determines what texts they can afford and what staff they can employ. Low amounts…

Your kid is average, has a 3.2 gpa, and played football once? Perfect. Here’s $30,000. Just make sure you check the box that states that he is eligible for free lunch. Now, this kid gets to go to medical school for free, while salutatorian is flipping burgers at McDonald’s to pay off that one book on “The History of Community College”. For this reason, I have devised a plan…

interest. It is also interpreted that system justification is needed by individuals in order to account for unexplained or random experiences, which relates to compensatory control. It is found that sociopolitical systems (e.g. governments and universities) can serve as a…

Again, that is not the case because very few Latinos can actually apply to these scholarships. According to Associate Professor and Senior Research Associate Heller from Pennsylvania State University, “the groups of students least likely to be awarded these scholarships are the populations who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. Data on college participation rates by race indicate a large disparity between…

Aside from student behavior impacting student learning, one other problem Kensington HSA has is some of the lowest proficiency rankings for the Pennsylvania State Keystone Exams. The Keystone exams are standardized test scores that evaluate student’s comprehension of what they are taught in the classroom and how they rank compared to other students in the state. In 2014-2015 KHSA had reported a 3% passing rate in Algebra 1, a 1% passing…

person’s degree of grit. The authors of this paper define grit as perseverance and passion for long-term goals as defined by Duckworth of University of Pennsylvania. At the time of this research there seems to be a lot of hype around grit since the department of education in the US and UK have been focusing on increasing student’s grit. Somewhere in the articles it states that previous research has shown that grit can be used as a significant factor to predict the academic achievements of…

It is reported that the United States is continuously increasing the college tuition rates; it is predicted that if the costs continue to rise, the affordability will lower for the middle-class. Meanwhile, countries such as Germany and Finland are the polar opposite of the United States – when it comes to post-secondary education. In Germany, college tuition fees and debt are seemingly nonexistent. As of today…

The total amount owed seems to vary depending on certain factors especially degree of study and location. In a study conducted in 2013, colleges and universities on the east coast of the country had a higher debt compared to the west coast. New Hampshire, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Minnesota were the states that had the highest student debt average while compare to New Mexico, California, Nevada, the District of Columbia, and Oklahoma. On the contrary, they are not required…