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Employment rates and starting salaries for graduating college students entering the job market have fallen drastically in the last few years, according to an article in the New York Times.

Only 55.6% of 2009 college graduates found jobs that actually used their degrees; 22.4% are unemployed, and 22% are working jobs that do not use their college degrees. Students were surveyed in the spring; so these numbers could have changed by their graduation dates.

However, 90% of graduates in 2006-2007 had jobs (that were relevant to their degrees) during the spring before their graduation.

The median starting salary for 2009 and 2010 college graduates was $27,000, a decrease from $30,000 for 2006-2008 graduates, according to a study released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.

Also, being forced into a job that doesn’t require a degree can put a young person’s career on the slow track. Tak

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Although I feel stressed, the end of the year offers many fun activities. I have my junior prom this weekend, big track meets are coming up, I will soon be inducted into the National Honor Society, and I have awards night. Even though the end of the year is stressful, all of these events help to take some of the stress away and help me have a fun time.

Bob Feller accomplished a lot of achievements in Major League baseball from earning a spot in the Hall of Fame to recording 266 wins, 2,581 strikeouts and three no-hitters. Hes also the Iowa high school graduate who made the biggest impact in baseballs All-Star Game.

Feller, who graduated from Van Meter High School, played in eight all-star games. He struck out 13 batters and had a 0.00 ERA in the 1939 game when he threw 3 2/3 innings.

Think about that when youre watching Tuesdays game (and watching Norwalks Joel Hanrahan bring some Iowa feeling to the event).

Here are some other Iowa high school grads that made their mark in the all-star game:

Denis Menke, Bancroft St. John. Menke was a two-time all-star, earning that honor in 1969 and 1970 while playing for Houston. He only had one at bat, but playing in two games is a rare feat.

Mace Brown, North English.

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Citing basic differences with league management, Everett JC Coach Tim Dennis, told High School Cover 2 that they had just withdrawn from the NWJCFL to pursue a course as an independent JC team In response to our request for further information, Coach Dennis said:

We decided to not join the NWJCFL because we feel the kids in the North Puget Sound region will be better served by playing an independent schedule We also feel that our long-term future is brighter by going independent and having the ability to play more NJCAA teams and other high quality opponents We requested a response from the NWJCFL commissioner, but that has not been forthcoming South Sound head coach Joe Stinton confirmed for us that Everett had withdrawn and said he had been working to mend fences, but said he was afraid his efforts werent going to work

Coach Dennis also told us that he currently has six games scheduled for this year In addition, talks with Scottsdale CC about playing a game in Arizona are underway with the logistics still to be worked out Everett hopes, Coach Dennis told us, to schedule 11 games a year, the maximum allowable under National Junior College rules He also reiterated that he is committed to complying with all National JC mandates On its Facebook page, the team said: Its goal is to be the premier football team in the state for college freshmen and sophomores

High School Cover 2 will remain neutral in this matter We wish both the NWJCFL and the Everett Red Raiders success and will continue to cover both Everett and the league

“Small” is not a word many students hear when colleges talk about their class sizes anymore, and when they do use that word – they’re most likely using it incorrectly.

Major budget cuts have forced many colleges to cut costs. The easiest and most effective way for colleges to do that was by slimming down on their staff (both professors and administrators).

The national, public universities were hit harder than private universities, and research universities were hit the hardest.

See more from Varsity Tutors here on budget cuts leading to larger class sizes.

But, not all schools have increased their class sizes, and some have actually maintained relatively small classes, according to an article in the US News & World Report.

The US News & World Report surveyed 256 national universities in 2010 and found that 46.2 percent of those schools surveyed have class sizes under 20 students, on average.

It also found that liberal arts colleges (schools that award at least half their degrees in the liberal arts field) have much smaller classes, with 63.3 of classes having fewer than 20 students.

The US News & World Report surveyed 1,355 total institutions of all categories – including private colleges, tech/vocational schools and regional/local colleges. It found

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