One of the most popular talking points from EV evangelists is that they require less maintenance and are cheaper to operate than gas vehicles. The 2024 Initial Quality Study from J.D. Power suggests that might not be the case, however, as EV owners report many more problems than their gas-owning counterparts. The organization rates vehicles […]
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Wegmans ranks high on Fortune’s NY ‘Best Workplaces’ list. See all the rankings
Wegmans Food Markets has topped yet another Fortune magazine list for top workplaces within New York. Wegmans ranked third on the magazine’s list of Best Workplaces in New York in 2024 for large businesses, behind American Express, in New York City, and Synchrony, based in Stamford, Connecticut. Earlier this year, Wegmans was named sixth as […]
WCU Leads MS Universities in New Best Value College Rankings
Hattiesburg’s William Carey University topped the charts this week as Mississippi’s best value university, according to a study conducted by financial technology company SmartAsset. The study ranked Mississippi colleges and universities based on tuition, living cost, scholarship opportunities, student retention and new graduate starting salaries. Mississippi State University clocked in at second, followed by University […]
Rochester plummets in U.S. News ‘Best Places to Live’ rankings. Here’s why
Florida has 14 of the best 150 places to live in 2024, rankings say. How did Miami do?
Florida is home to 14 of the best cities to live in the United States, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking. U.S. News on Tuesday unveiled its annual ranking, which analyzes data on 150 major cities. A shift from metro-based data to city-based data this year resulted in many new appearances […]
These KC area high schools are among the best in Kansas and Missouri, new rankings say
As the school year nears the end, parents around the Kansas City metro are starting to look at what high schools to enroll their kids in. A recent report could help make that choice easier. Data analysis and news site U.S. News and World Report released its 2024 ranking of the best high schools in […]
Five of the 10 best high schools in the state are in South Florida. See the rankings
South Floridians, don’t fret. If your high school isn’t particularly great at sports, maybe there’s another reason you can brag about it. That’s because five out of the top 10 high schools in Florida are currently located in Miami-Dade and Broward, according to the 2024 rankings released last week by U.S. News & World Report. […]
OSDE denied access to data, skewing Oklahoma school rankings
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — U.S. News and World Report says the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) did not grant them access to schools AP testing data, causing numerous Oklahoma schools to plummet in U.S. News rankings the past two years. OSDE claims they sent the data, but it must’ve been lost in the mail. […]
Two Palm Beach County schools squeaked into Top 100 in national rankings. See the full list
Two Palm Beach County high schools are once again among the top 100 public high schools in the nation, according to the annual rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts was ranked 91st and Suncoast High School squeaked into the top 100 at 98th place […]
Poverty and foster care numbers rise, but so do reading and math rankings
Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall below Alabama are Oklahoma, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico. Funded by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, VOICES releases the Alabama […]
See how these South Jersey colleges stack up in latest U.S. News rankings
Curious to see where your South Jersey university or alma mater ranks in comparison to its peers? The U.S. News & World Report just released its 2024 ranking for universities. Here’s where yours stands. A banner flies over the campus of Rutgers University-Camden. Rutgers University, Camden Location: 406 Penn St., Camden, 08102 U.S. News ranking: […]
The 5 worst auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports’ rankings
Consumer Reports rates everything from refrigerators to baby goods and products in between. New cars are a significant part of its business, and the publication recently released its list of recommended cars for 2024. While the top 10 is packed with electrified vehicles this year, the five worst brands have some work to do. Consumer […]