Pelter’s journey started long before he became a student at Mercer Island High School. As a seventh grader, he reached out to ...

Simple interest is paid only on the principal, e.g., a $10,000 investment at 5% yields $500 annually. Compound interest accumulates on both principal and past interest, increasing total returns over ...

Grade inflation has long been a problem in higher education. I taught my first college classes in 1981. It was a concern then and remained so throughout my career. A recent article in The Chronicle of ...

The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest rate cut finally arrived in September, when the central bank lowered its benchmark overnight lending rate by a quarter percentage point. That marked the Fed ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One of the key components of the Illinois Report Card is the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), which has been the state’s federally mandated ...

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for increasing one's happiness. According to an article on PsychCentral, regularly acknowledging the good things in life and being grateful for what you ...

There are nights when even boiling water feels like too much work. You’re tired, your brain’s running on autopilot, and the last thing you want to do is figure out dinner. But before you cave and ...

Did your quarterback pass the test this past weekend? Was your running back unstoppable across the board on Sunday? Did your tight end make that key block that doesn't show up on the stat sheet but ...

Did your quarterback pass the test this past weekend? Was your running back unstoppable across the board on Sunday? Did your tight end make that key block that doesn't show up on the stat sheet but ...

The Kansas City Chiefs had to bite the short end of the stick on Monday Night Football, losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars in what could have been a game they came away victorious. The Chiefs' defense ...