How Women Can Plan for Their Financial Futures

How Women Can Plan for Their Financial Futures

Are women more diligent savers than men? A study conducted by Fidelity Investments seems to suggest so. Fidelity’s research found that women saved more than men in their 401(k) plans, as of the year ending Sept. 30, 2014. This stems from the fact that women joined their employer’s retirement plans in greater numbers than their…

Governor Abbott Appoints Kristin Tassin To The Continuing Advisory Committee For Special Education

Governor Abbott Appoints Kristin Tassin To The Continuing Advisory Committee For Special Education

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Shemica S. Allen, Teresa A. Bronsky, Jo Ann Gama, Stephanie Y. Martinez, Jana C. McKelvey, and Kristen K. Tassin and reappointed Erin S. Wilder to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2019. The committee provides policy guidance on special education and…

TSU raises $1 million at Maroon & Gray gala with guests Tamron Hall, En Vogue

TSU raises $1 million at Maroon & Gray gala with guests Tamron Hall, En Vogue

Texas Southern University set the bar for how institutions of higher learning should throw a gala. The university’s annual Maroon & Gray black-tie event not only broke records, raising $1 million for scholarships with more than 1,500 guests, but it also featured Emmy award-winning journalist and native Texan Tamron Hall, Mayor Sylvester Turner, the university’s…

Children and Summer Learning: 5 Building Blocks for Their Brains

Children and Summer Learning: 5 Building Blocks for Their Brains

“No more pencils and no more books” was a chant heard on playgrounds across the country when the final bell released students for the summer months. And while Alice Cooper’s lyrics go on to showcase how excited the children were about their freedom from homework, they also highlight one of the biggest problems the American…

The Secret to Family Togetherness: Eye Contact

The Secret to Family Togetherness: Eye Contact

When Oxford Dictionaries chose “selfie” as the word of the year in 2013, they weren’t just describing the moment. They were documenting the present and forecasting the future. And increasingly, it’s a future many American families are hoping to change. Devices everywhere. Gizmos at every turn. Eyes looking down and glued to electronics at arm’s…

Hands-on Learning Better Prepares Students for Cyber Security Careers

Hands-on Learning Better Prepares Students for Cyber Security Careers

Cyberattacks like the hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Target have put serious cybercrime on the radar of the American public and government alike, so it’s no surprise that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the cyber security industry will grow 37 percent by 2022. The hack on Anthem Inc., a leading U.S….