MAY 2010 | COVER STORY

GET A JOB! One million teens have simply left the labor force since the recession began in 2007. That’s a worrisome trend, because holding down a paying job, or a volunteer position that replicates the demands of employment, can be an important growing-up experience for a teenager, lending self-confidence, responsibility and basic job skills, development experts say. Cover Story Online Teacher Guide: May 2010 For access to answer key, log in above Middle School lessons Lessons developed by and for middle-school educators. Log in above. QUOTE/UNQUOTE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR APRIL 2010 NEWSPAPER APRIL 2010 TEACHER GUIDE

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Inside the Classroom Edition

COLLEGE & MONEY
The New Rules of College Credit
New law won’t stop banks from trying to win students as customers.Article

AUTOS
Fast Forward
On America's highways, 70 is the new 55. Article

INTERNATIONAL
If I Had Ten Billion Dollars
How to solve the world's biggest problems. Article

TECHNOLOGY
Touchy Subject
There is one gadget love that many at Microsoft dare not name: the iPhone. Article

PERSONAL FINANCE
History Lesson
More employers are conducting credit background checks on job applicants. Article

RETAILING
Do You Have This in a Small?
To expand profits, retailers shrink their stores. Article

SPORTS
Global Domination
Is it a sport or isn't it? Who cares? World Wrestling Entertainment is a gobal powerhouse. Article

ON CAMPUS
Seize the Years
A guide for anyone starting college, no matter what school. Article

OPINION
No Pay, No Problem
The value of an unpaid internship. Article

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

 

A Tale of Two Students

In middle school, Ivan and Laura shared a brief romance and a knack for trouble. Then they parted ways. Now he is college-bound and she isn't. How different schools shaped their paths. Article

Financial Aid: How to Get More
Many well-off families are too affluent to qualify for significant financial aid, but not wealthy enough to afford to pay out of pocket. But that doesn't mean they can't game the system to their advantage. Article

Did I Pay Too Much for Lady Gaga Tickets?
How to avoid rip-offs when buying tickets to concerts this summer. Article

10 Things Campus Security Won't Tell You
Article

High Court to Hear Videogames Case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide the constitutionality of a California law that seeks to ban the sale of violent videogames to minors. Article

Police Raid Gizmodo Blogger
Law-enforcement officials in California seized computers of a blogger who had written about a prototype of Apple's iPhone for technology blog Gizmodo, intensifying the controversy over the methods used to obtain the phone. Article

Paying for College: What You Need to Know
Webcast from New York University, featuring: Martha Holler – Vice President, Sallie Mae; Mark Kantrowitz, Publisher, Fastweb.com; James Boyle, President, College Parents of America; Melissa Kunes, Pennsylvania State University, Senior Director, Office of Student Aid; Randy Deike, New York University, Vice President of Enrollment Management; and Jennifer Garratt Lawton, Wesleyan University, Director of Financial Aid. Watch it

Laptop Killer? The iPad Comes Close
Apple's new touch-screen device has the potential to change portable computing profoundly and to challenge the primacy of the laptop, says Walt Mossberg. Article

CBS, ABC Plan Free iPad Shows
The networks will stream their TV shows over the Internet with commercial breaks, similar to on their existing Web sites. CBS plans to stream episodes of TV shows through the iPad's built-in Web browser, while ABC plans to stream its shows in an iPad application. Article

The Case for Saturday School
Kids in China attend school 41 days a year more than students in the U.S. Now, schools across the country are cutting back to four-day weeks. Chester E. Finn Jr. on how to build a smarter education system. Article

Dell Seeks Consumer Revamp
Dell's consumer-products division is pushing to improve profits at the low-margin segment by shifting to cost controls from expansion, the unit's new chief said. Article

Washington Must Admit Deficit Addiction
The first step in dealing with an addiction is to acknowledge your problem. Both parties could start by being honest about what they've done recently to make deficit spending worse. Article

Coaxing Auto Makers to Go Electric
Thanks to generous federal incentives, the next two to three years could see the arrival in force of a new generation of electrified vehicles. Article

Inside the Admissions Office
Watch video excerpts from “Inside the Admissions Office,” an online forum featuring admissions deans from eight of America’s most selective colleges and universities. They tackle such topics as: How involved should your parents be in the admissions process? And what makes a good college essay? Watch

Football's Odd Couple
New York's football teams, trapped in a forced marriage, continue to squabble over details relating to their new stadium even as they prepare to open it this September. Article

Gatorade, Before and After
PepsiCo is launching a new ad campaign meant to boost its struggling Gatorade sports-drink by getting athletes to gulp the drink before, during and after a game. Article

There's Grass on the Football Field
Despite stiff penalties, the number of top prospects who have admitted smoking pot or have been caught doing so increased by 30% from the season before. Article

The Sports Mortgage
For the price of a three-bedroom home with a pool in a leafy suburb, you can now buy something really and truly invaluable: Your own stadium seat. Article

Devaluing a College Degree
The idea that a college grad earns $800,000 or more than a high school grad is based on fuzzy math. The real number is much lower. Article

Bill Limits Restraint of Unruly Schoolchildren
Physically restraining unruly schoolchildren or locking them in isolated spaces would be subject to federal restrictions under legislation passed by the House. Article