Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. We hear about employees’ need for healthy work/life balance ...

EJ Beck was a bookish, wispy 10-year-old when a doctor found the thyroid cancer on her tiny neck that upended her life. Treatment for that cancer took Beck's joyful school routine and replaced it with ...

TOKYO -- Around 40% of low-income households in Japan go into debt to cover costs for their children's new school life, ...