She received her G.E.D. (a "Good Enough Diploma," her family jokes), but, although she is manifestly intelligent, and wholly fluent in the popular culture, there are gaps in her education.
"It's a potential market, especially with students who go to study abroad, to schools with a very good reputation, whose diplomas are worth a lot, and are looking for some financing," Mr. Bejko said.
Now young designers think good looks plus diploma equals business plan.
A degree with a major in a low-demand field, with salary prospects near minimum wage and $25,000 to $50,000 in debt – is less valuable than a good high school diploma with four years of experience.
Was Solzhenitsyn right in his diagnosis of the Russian intelligentsia, that it amounted to no more than people with diplomas and good jobs?Solzhenitsyn was certainly not the first Russian intellectual to criticise the intelligentsia.
The short training courses they were eligible for would not provide the diploma a good job required, and they needed formal tenth-grade certification to enroll in diploma-level vocational courses.
"But these days the economy is not good, and without a diploma it's hard to find work, and I haven't found a husband yet".
After a moment that seemed like a lifetime, Kathleen Mercadante stepped forward, collected a handshake, good wishes and a diploma, and returned to her seat.
Under the federal law, states must also set targets for annual improvements, but several states say that any progress at all — even just one more diploma — is good enough, according to data collected from the Department of Education.
