In 1972, the UK raised the school leaving age to 16. Now there are plans to raise school leaving age to 18. This means people under 18, would either have to stay in school or receive some kind of vocational training.

Benefits of Raising School Leaving Age.

• Helps to tackle youth unemployment. In the UK, average unemployment rates are 8%, but youth unemployment amongst under 25s is running at 23%. Raising the school leaving age will hopefully means more young people enter the job market with either A-levels or vocational training qualifications.

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WASHINGTON – As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Thursday, overall hospital prices have increased over the last year.

Hospital prices increased 0.1 percent in February this year, and were 1.9 percent higher than a year ago. Prices for the subgroup of general medical and surgical hospitals increased 0.1 percent in February, and were 1.9 percent higher than in February 2011, according to the BLS’ Producer Price Indices (PPI), which measure average changes in selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

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50% of college students have four or more credit cards. That’s more than any responsible person needs. Many students use cards to either live beyond their means or pay for tuition and other education expenses. But when bills aren’t paid in full every month, the cost of education becomes even higher than it already is.

The average graduating senior holds credit card debt of $4,100 – a 70% increase from 2004. Here is an excellent visual guide to help students understand credit cards, and decide if and how to use them.

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Here are some good video review on Samsung Solid extreme B2100:

+ Samsung B2100 Solid Extreme: Does it work under water?

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