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• 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming Soon
• A Guide to Educational Tax Credits
• 10 Colleges That Leave Graduates with the Most Student Loan Debt
• Take 5 Steps to Find an Internship During High School
• How High School Teachers, Parents Can Encourage Teens to Read for Fun

2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming Soon Posted: 17 Feb 2015 06:30 AM PST U.S. News will reveal new rankings of graduate schools for business, law, education, engineering and medicine on usnews.com March 10. As part of the 2016 Best Graduate Schools rankings, U.S. News will also rank master's programs in nursing based on both statistical and reputational data for the first time. Detailed statistical data collected about each nursing school will be displayed on searchable directory pages on usnews.com, as well as in the "Best Graduate Schools 2016" print guidebook, on sale at newsstands on April 7. Rankings of doctoral programs in the sciences and the social sciences and humanities, master's degree programs in public affairs, fine arts and library and information studies, and other graduate programs in health will continue to be available on the site.

A Guide to Educational Tax Credits Posted: 17 Feb 2015 06:20 AM PST There are several types of education tax credits parents or students may qualify for to offset a portion of higher education fees. Unlike some basic tax deductions, there are a variety of education tax credits that could apply to you. There are three different options, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit and the tuition and fees deduction. Just know there is probably a benefit you'll get after paying all those expenses," says Allison Flores, principal tax research analyst at The Tax Institute at H&R Block.

10 Colleges That Leave Graduates with the Most Student Loan Debt Posted: 17 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College, The Short List: Grad School and The Short List: Online Programs to find data that matter to you in your college or grad school search.

Take 5 Steps to Find an Internship During High School Posted: 16 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST High school students are increasingly finding that the real-world experience of an internship can offer a significant boost to their college and career success. The benefits, though, can be profound in starting early, and businesses are increasingly realizing that they too can benefit from building relationships with high school students who are motivated enough to seek them out.

How High School Teachers, Parents Can Encourage Teens to Read for Fun Posted: 16 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST Only 19 percent of 17-year-olds read for fun every day in 2012 -- down from 31 percent in 1984, according to a 2014 report from Common Sense Media, a media and technology education and advocacy organization. "If we can get them to enjoy reading, the reality is their reading skills are going to improve overall," says Megan Knight, associate principal of instruction at Elk Grove High School in Illinois. Help high schoolers find books that interest them: Not every student wants to read the same thing, says Knight. Teachers could work with librarians to find books that meet curriculum requirements, but give teens a variety of options to choose from, says Chris Shoemaker, president of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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