The trio members all study music through the Juilliard School's pre-college division.
But in a world where teenagers are increasingly over-scheduled, and face mounting academic and pre-college pressures, how can parents really persuade kids to put down their energy drinks?
FORBES: New Study Says Teens And Energy Drinks Are A Bad Combo
College Bound and Gagged is the straight-talking survival guide for anyone (read: parents) who are trying desperately to navigate the pre-college time and remain sane in the process.
FORBES: 6 Great Resources to Kick-start Your Career in the New Year
Only when bureaucracies and self-serving unions recognize that they are accountable for what they do and that there are consequences for poor performance will pre-college education in America blossom again.
But in a world where teens are increasingly over-scheduled, and face mounting academic and pre-college pressures, how can parents persuade their child to put down that energy drink and opt for a healthier lifestyle?
FORBES: New Study Says Teens And Energy Drinks Are A Bad Combo
State spending per capita in Texas is among the lowest in the country, and the state already devotes a greater share of its general spending to pre-college education than the national average, so there is little wiggle room.
Others might chastise my numbers by arguing that the student-athletes that stand to gain the most financially from being afforded the opportunity to attend college due to the scholarship are the ones least likely to graduate because of poor pre-college academic training and preparation.
FORBES: Value of College Football Scholarship Exceeds $2 Million for College Football's Top 25
As a 22-year-old college graduate with multiple pre-existing conditions, I could not be more grateful.
Even if public teacher pay remains low, the upside possibility of elite pre-school pay may cause more college students to consider that career path.
What about paying for college for undergraduate pre-meds?
FORBES: If Health Care Is A Basic Human Right, Can Doctors Be Rationed?
But that is like thinking what you want to major in college while you are starting pre-school.
The group's proposal would allow 529 plan account owners or beneficiaries to take out money penalty-free to cover hurricane-related expenses, and would waive penalties for victims who took out money pre-Katrina but weren't able to use it for college because of the hurricane.
Small business owners have a unique opportunity to take advantage of this program to pay for the college expenses of their adult children or grandchildren with pre-tax dollars.
FORBES: Entrepreneurs: Deduct $5,250 Per Year Of Your Kid's College Tuition Expenses
The weaknesses found in pre-service training are exacerbated by problems that most people entering teacher training college bring with them from their own primary and secondary education.
And returning to the variable at hand, pre-election polls gave Romney a double-digit lead among likely voters with college educations, although Obama led among those with post-graduate degrees.
The fact that here you've got pre-school, you've got teen centers, and you've got help for college, and you -- you know, this is the kind of center that's taking care of not just women and children, but the whole family -- that's a unique and important model.
WHITEHOUSE: Roundtable with the First Lady and Mary's Center Teen Program | The White House
"It was as smooth as it could be pre-Internet, " says Mr. Brouk, now a communications and media specialist for Purdue University's College of Science.
Founded by a guy named Mark Newman when he was just 20 years old and fresh out of Westminster college in Salt Lake City, HireVue provides one-way video interviews where candidates respond to pre-set questions without a live person on the other side.
FORBES: The Innovation That Could Make Most Job Interviews Obsolete
Rice believes that the training system is a great change-up for college and high-school programs and will put forth a strong effort to increase usage at the pre-professional level.
FORBES: Running Back Ray Rice Plans For The Future; Invests In Sports Training System
应用推荐