Thinking of learning a new job skill? Beware of phony colleges that promise great careers but leave graduates with worthless certificates and staggering debt. Originally published in Good Housekeeping. BRANDI E. CANICK, 28, LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND, a welder, in an apartment in Kearns, Utah. Three years ago when she decided her job at a dry cleaner […]
Bad Chemistry
Visions and fissions at the North Carolina School of Science and Math Originally published in Indy Week. WHEN THE N.C. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS opened its doors in 1980, it was more than a high school for hotshots. It was considered a bold experiment, an affirmation of North Carolina’s commitment to high-tech education. Here was […]
