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LifestyleHope Schreiber18-year-old says she was discriminated against because she has Down syndrome: 'Really mad'
"The thing is, Kathryn has Down syndrome, so you can look at her and see that she has a disability," the student's mother said. "But it says nothing about what her capabilities are. She can read the rules. She can follow the rules.”
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Jenny Mollen Reveals She Dropped Son Sid on His Head, Fracturing His Skull
Jenny Mollen Reveals She Dropped Son on Head, Fracturing His Skull
Pop CultureHope SchreiberMom arrested for allegedly having sex with teen daughter's boyfriends
According to the criminal complaint, the boys were 14 and 15 years old when the crimes took place.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberFlorida man charged with child neglect for leaving 10-year-old in parking lot after getting sick in his car
According to the man, he had left his 10-year-old in the parking lot while he went to get cleaning supplies after the boy got sick in the car.
LifestyleKerry Justich'It's kind of like a girl wearing a short skirt': Teen boys dress coded for 'excessive' hairstyle
The boys were put into in-school suspension because of their haircuts.
- WellnessFatherly
A Photographer Takes His Family on the Ultimate Road Trip
If this photographer's road trip through the Sunshine State doesn't inspire you to take a family vacation, we're not sure what will.
- WellnessPureWow
3 Things to Tell Your Teen All the Time (and 4 to Avoid), According to a Therapist
Being a teenager is weird and confusing. And parenting a teen is, well, also weird and confusing. How are you supposed to raise independent, caring and responsible humans when your kid barely looks up from his...
- WellnessPeople
Hilaria Baldwin Shares 'Light Stretches' After Miscarriage: 'I'm Being Super Gentle with My Body'
Hilaria Baldwin Is 'Being Super Gentle with My Body' After Miscarriage
- Pop CultureNational Review
Go to a Cheap College — or None at All
When customers visit an Enterprise Rent-a-Car establishment for the first time, they are often pleasantly surprised to be waited on by a staff of young managers, typically in their 20s, well dressed, polite, and efficient. The situation is much in contrast to many operations that employ middle-aged managers and hire young people to work their way up doing routine tasks. At Enterprise, the youngsters actually run the show, and they do it very well. And it is not an accident. Enterprise adopted a policy several years ago of hiring young college graduates to staff their local rental agencies. It is a policy that is paying off both for the company and for the young employees, who quickly learn the ins and outs of managing an office.Enterprise offers more entry-level jobs for college graduates than almost any other employer in the United States. Last year they hired 8,500 for their management-training program, 40 percent more than the next highest employer. But according to a recent cover story in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Enterprise does not concern itself with questions such as where its trainees went to college, what they majored in, or even how well they did when they were there. “We recognize that great talent can come from all types of institutions, all types of majors and backgrounds,” Marie Artim, Enterprise’s vice president for talent acquisition, explained.As the Chronicle notes, “to the company, a college degree matters mostly because it suggests that a candidate has acquired the right mix of skills to succeed in an entry-level job — and to move up the ladder from there.” Instead, the company simply takes a bachelor’s degree to signify that applicants can engage in some degree of critical thinking, problem solving, and juggling different responsibilities at the same time.This is what economists such as Ohio University’s Richard Vedder and George Mason’s Bryan Caplan have been arguing for years: College degrees are simply a signifier — an easy way of telling an employer that you have a basic grasp of the English language, some rudimentary math skills, and the ability to show up on time in clean clothes. On those measures, is a graduate of the University of Michigan any different from a graduate of Michigan State or Northern Michigan University? Not really. Does a 3.8 GPA predict that you will do better or worse at managing a car-rental office than someone with a 2.8 GPA? Probably not. Does majoring in business predict that you will do a better job than an English major or a sociology major or a physics major? It’s unlikely.The management at Enterprise are saying aloud what many employers know to be true. Bosses who require a college degree are taking advantage of a system that does the sorting for them. They understand that a bachelor’s degree is not really necessary for doing an entry-level job, and that whatever your educational background, you will require significant training to do well in that particular position.Surely there are plenty of high-school graduates who are qualified to run the front desk at a car-rental office. But finding out who those people are is more time-consuming than just looking at a résumé and seeing a bachelor’s degree. Too bad it costs most kids tens of thousands of dollars — not to mention the opportunity cost of several years out of the workforce — to get that piece of paper.There are easier and cheaper ways to sort people. High schools could do more to teach the basic responsibility and functioning skills that they used to. In an age of helicopter parenting, though, many employers would wonder whether it was really parents who were responsible for high-functioning high-school students.But surely a one- or two-year apprenticeship in any number of fields after high school could show the same evidence of critical thinking and responsibility. Unfortunately, the federal government does not subsidize those paths the same way we subsidize college education through financial aid. Such apprenticeship programs generally require the employer to take on the risk. When a potential employee drops out of such a program, the cost is borne by the employer. When someone drops out of college, the cost is borne only by the student and the taxpayer.In an era when the obsession over getting into an elite college seems stronger than ever, it’s good to know that some companies don’t seem to care much about the higher-education hierarchy. But why should they care about it at all?James Piereson is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Naomi Schaefer Riley is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum.
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Mom says she and 'giggling' son with special needs were asked to leave movie theater for 'disruptive behavior'
An Illinois mom is speaking out against movie-goers who complained that her 3-year-old was making too much noise during a screening of "Dumbo."
- LifestyleErin Donnelly
Fans defend Kylie Jenner for heading to Coachella without baby Stormi: 'Moms are allowed to have fun!'
'Where's Stormi?' critics asked Jenner after she posted a photo of her and Travis Scott heading to the music festival where their romance began.
- Pop CultureLauren Holter
Mother of 10-year-old handcuffed by police officers speaks out: 'I just had to cry'
The child, who wasn't identified by police because of his age, was handcuffed on March 30 after a 12-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint, according to a news release.
- Pop CultureGibson Johns
Serena Williams 'really looking forward to' daughter Olympia's next big milestone (Exclusive)
Serena Williams can't wait until she can have two-way conversations with herdaughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr
- LifestyleKristine Solomon
Southwest flight attendant carries passenger's baby
The sweet video shows the baby charming other passengers as she's carried down the aisle.
StyleKerry JustichMom says she was dress-coded by high school after trying to enroll daughter in classes
A Houston mother was barred from enrolling her daughter in high school after an administrator wouldn't let her on the property in her outfit.
- LifestyleElise Solé
Mom outraged teacher read daughter's 2nd-grade class gay-rights book: 'It's not age appropriate'
Culley Burleson of Virginia said her daughter, 7, questioned her faith after reading the book.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
6 life skills every teen needs to know before heading to college
“Almost every student shows up not knowing how to do something, whether it's how to cook a simple meal, manage their money, separate clothing for the laundry, or live compatibly with strangers," says Shannon Reed, a visiting lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh.
- LifestyleSarah Carty
Here's how the royal baby will make history — and it's all thanks to mom Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child this spring.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Mom says pre-school teacher dislocated her son's elbow
Memphis police have obtained surveillance video of the student's teacher tugging at his arm.
LifestyleBeth GreenfieldWhy these 'anti-vaxxers' are holding their ground: 'It's about fundamental rights'
Attorney Michael Sussman received a hero's welcome at an anti-vaccine conference in Newark, NJ, on Saturday.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
10-year-old boy run over while 'surfing' on vehicle driven by his parents
Police say the boy was "surfing" on the top of the family car when he slipped and fell, causing them to accidentally run him over.
- LifestyleThe Mighty
The Day 'Joy' Returned to My Life After Parenting a Child in Recovery
A mother whose son is in recovering for an eating disorder explains when she started to feel happiness again.
EntertainmentKerry JustichKourtney Kardashian’s daughter, Penelope Disick, wore $700 shoes to school — and people are feeling 'broke'
Kim Kardashian is celebrating the end of spring break with a back-to-school photo of herself, and sister Kourtney Kardashian with their daughters, North West and Penelope Disick. And it’s getting mixed reactions.
LifestyleKerry JustichFather allegedly beat 5-year-old daughter to death because she didn't do her homework
Brandon Reynolds, 36, told police that he had been helping his daughter with her school work on Thursday evening when she expressed that she didn’t want to do it. He said that he became enraged and “that’s when the discipline kicked in.”
