HITN, la compañía de medios en idioma español que brinda programación educativa, se asocia por tercer año con la Coalición para Medios Infantiles de Calidad (Coalition for Quality Children’s Media) para presentar el Verano 2017 de HITN/¡LOS NIÑOS PRIMERO!/Centro de entrenamiento para críticos de cine (Summer 2017HITN/KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp). Los centros de entrenamiento están… [Read More]
College Prep
These Are the Colleges that Give the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck in 2017
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]
[Infographic] The Complete Parent Guide to Get Financial Aid for College
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]
[Video] 7 Facts About 2016-2017 Florida Prepaid College Plans (and Promo Code Inside!)
If I am passionate about anything, it’s an education for all our youth because education levels the playing field and allows us all the opportunity to compete in life. Our Los Tweens & Teens team is excited to share important information for Florida families about higher education being more accessible than ever! We recommed: College… [Read More]
[Giveaway] New Book Shows You How to Attend a Top College Without Being Rich
** 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]
5 Tips to Get Teens Ready for Cooking their Own Meals at College
Between classes and exams, college years are a pack of fun, but they aren’t exactly a byword for delicious food. With the bliss of mom’s cooking left back home, teen have to either settle for bland campus grubs or start cooking your own meals, which can be a tough task for a first-time uni-based chef…. [Read More]
[Infographic] 5 Legal Tips You and Your Teen Need to Know Before Going to College
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]
[En Español] Dos nuevas herramientas gratuitas ayudan a familias hispanas a comparar costos de universidades
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]
New Report: 37% High School Seniors Are Academically Prepared for College
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]
[Video] Smart Options to Your Get Your Teen to College – #ForTheDream
Please see the Terms of Use for sponsored content this Site. All opinions expressed are our own. I can still vividly remember telling my Puerto Rican parents that I wanted to go to Miami for college. They said “Tu quieres ir por Menudo, ¿verdad?” (You want to go because of Menudo, right?). We all laughed. Menudo… [Read More]