When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one ...

Overall, home economics needs to come back into schools. There are so many people uneducated on such basic skills that bringing back this class as a requirement would be a great thing. I don’t see any ...

BEN CARSON: It’s very clear that the people in charge of the economics in our administration right now have missed some classes somewhere along the way and don't really seem to understand the ...

She means a revitalized, contemporary home economics for all genders, one capable of at least exposing youth to basic skills that so many adults (i.e., their parents) lack: “to shop ...

COLLEGE STUDENTS TURN TO ‘ADULTING’ CLASSES FOR BASIC LIFE SKILLS In the last published brief from the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences in 2013, the number of students ...

Late last week the Obama administration shelved a long-term care policy called the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Support) that was originally passed in 2010 as part of the ...

Maine bill says home economics classes should be mandatory Despite a strong argument for teaching life skills, a House bill's passage remains unlikely.

Understanding where you fall in the American economic class system isn't as simple as pulling out a calculator or looking at a pay stub. Myriad forces shape individuals' economic class and their ...