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2013/06/19 10:16
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Student Borrowers Pay Firms Fees for Free U.S. Pr...
Polly Williams, a single mother who had recently lost her job, was desperate to lower the payments on her $23,000 in student loans. So, last June, she called one of the many companies advertising debt...
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2013/06/16 19:53
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Corinthian Colleges' stock tumbles 23% since disc...
Corinthian said it received a subpoena this month from the SEC related to student recruitment, degree completion, job placement, loan defaults and compliance with U.S. Education Department rules,...
Corinthian Colleges U.S. Education Department U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission New Orleans Leon Panetta
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2013/06/16 05:59
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U.S. Colleges slow to investigate rape cases
By John Lauerman, Bloomberg Students Carly Mee (blue) and Audrey Logan (red) talk with other students at the OSAC sexual assault awareness night campout at Occidental College in Los Angeles,...
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2013/06/13 14:50
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Corinthian Colleges Stock Stung by SEC Probe
Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education company based in Santa Ana, made gains this year that shot its stock price up 12.1 percent as of the close of trading Monday. But those gains were gone by...
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2013/06/11 05:05
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Supporters, critics debate Common Core Standards
The Common Core Standards will give children a richer education, teaching them to think analytically, make connections among different subjects and defend an argument. Or they’re an attempt by the...
federal government Thousand Oaks High School Conejo Valley Unified School District Hoover Institution U.S. Education Department
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2013/06/04 20:48
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Feds reject state waiver on special education spe...
SANTA FE — New Mexico could lose $34.1 million in federal education funding because it shortchanged special education programs during the 2011 budget year.The U.S. Education Department this week...
2013/05/31 15:18
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Sallie Mae Split Marks Bet on Much-Abused Private...
Sallie Mae (SLM), the largest U.S. education-finance company, is making a bet on the future of private student debt, a business under fire in Washington for marketing high-interest-rate loans before...
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2013/05/31 00:36
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School district asks Department of Education for ...
The Sioux City Community School District is trying to save teacher jobs by asking the U.S. Education Department for permission to use money set aside for special programs. It could save up to eight...
U.S. Education Department Iowa Legislature
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2013/05/30 10:45
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Ivy League Protesters Threatened With Death Slapp...
Dartmouth College students pressing a federal complaint claiming the school underreported sexual assaults said Dartmouth is retaliating by charging them with violating the student code of conduct for...
2013/05/28 19:13
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Graduate in 4 years? Congrats
For the U.S. college students who will be paying for a four-year bachelor's degree long after graduation day, here's some consolation: At least it didn't take you six or eight years. College is...
2013/05/25 23:35
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Sequester resulting in preliminary Title 1 cuts f...
BARTON COUNTY — Congressional gridlock over the U.S. budget is trickling down to Barton County with the automatic spending cuts that went into effect March 1, called the sequester. Area schools...
Kansas Department of Education CONGRESS U.S. Education Department Ben Jacobs
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2013/05/25 18:19
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Physical education should be a ‘core’ subject: In...
A new report by the prestigious Institute of Medicine says that the U.S. Education Department should designate physical education as a core subject, just like math and English, to help confront a...
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2013/05/25 00:45
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Federal education waiver threatened by teacher ev...
... PMFederal education waiver threatened by teacher evaluations disputeWaiver of federal No Child Left Behind Act's requirements would go up in flames if governor vetoes teacher evaluations bill,...
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2013/05/23 15:56
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Delinquent Student Loans Hit Record, 30% Of 20-24...
Almost a year ago we shared a calculation according to which "Over $120 Billion In Federal Student Loans In Default", suggesting that the next credit crisis has already arrived. Since then the topic...
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U.S. Education Department CONGRESS Barack Obama Barack Obama’s administration Jack Buckley
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2013/05/23 09:17
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Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
ATLANTA (AP) — When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud...
Barack Obama Walter Kimbrough Atlanta Morehouse College The Associated Press
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2013/05/22 21:21
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The disappearing four-year graduation standard
Richard Vedder directs the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, teaches economics at Ohio University and is an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. FOR THE college...
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2013/05/20 09:53
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Merit scholarships could cost neediest college st...
Many colleges are offering more merit aid to recruit high-achieving students — often, advocates say, to the detriment of low-income students. “With their relentless pursuit of prestige and revenue,...
Ohio University Denison University Washington D.C. U.S. Education Department New America Foundation
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2013/05/19 06:19
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Obama's Morehouse speech to shine light on histor...
ATLANTA — When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud...
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2013/05/17 17:22
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Modest billionaire makes her way onto philanthrop...
Marlene Castro knew the tall blond woman only as Laurene, her mentor. They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighborhood the year that Castro was applying to college, and they emailed...
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2013/05/17 02:01
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Lawmaker wants schools forced to drop American In...
Be sure to vote in the poll at the bottom of the story! LANSING (AP) -- Michigan lawmakers are introducing legislation requiring a state department to reimburse schools that may have to drop their...
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