Study abroad deaths are more common than you realize, but these two moms are fighting for change
Each year, hundreds of thousands of college students embark on study abroad programs in the hopes of boosting their job prospects, making new memories, and gaining independence. But some of them don't make it back home. According to the Forum on Education Abroad, a non-profit recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice,
How incarcerated people communicate with the outside world is heavily regulated by those who profit from it
Zach Schmidkunz has never sent a text in his life. When he was first incarcerated at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in 2003, he had a brick-like phone that didn’t do much more than make and receive calls. And while he’ll have to enlist the help of family and friends to teach him how to use modern technology….
Why you should reframe how you think about your tax refund
The good news is that taxes aren’t as major of a financial burden as we might think, since they fund services we benefit from like public schools and hospitals, and, depending on the way we file our income taxes, we may see a sizable tax refund deposited back into our checking accounts.