Experts warn student debt worsened by financial illiteracy
Kansas University program director Leticia Gradington notes many students mishandle loans. CPB estimates total student loan debt surpassed 1 trillion while studies show 65 percent of college students misunderstand loan terms. Moneythink founder Ted Gonder warns of broader risk if literacy lags.
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Professor teaches how to read baseball at KU
James Carothers, KU English professor, developed a baseball in literature course linking the sport to culture and fiction. He notes baseball shaped a generation, with figures like Hemingway and Faulkner reflecting the game’s tension and heroes, and recalls growing up in St Louis watching the Cardinals on radio.
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Sewing Club Builds Toiletry Bags for Ronald McDonald House
South Middle School students in the Sewing Club stitched about 60 toiletry bags destined for Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City MO. Led by Coleen Creed the weekly club also previously made Christmas stockings to raise funds and donations for the charity. The project blends hands on sewing with service as eighth grader Taylor Cummins highlights the goal of helping families in need.
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