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Student loan write-offs hit $3 billion in first two months of year

Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Len WIS...4022 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Banks wrote off $3 billion of student loan debt in the first two months of 2013, up more than 36 percent from the year-ago period, as many graduates remain jobless, underemployed or cash-strapped....


Supreme Court adds Michigan higher education case to affirmative action review Read more: http://ww

Source: Fox News Posted By: Bailey COS...4022 days ago

Campus: Not specified

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would include a Michigan law that would bar public universities from considering race as an admissions factor in its review of affirmative action in higher....


A New App Aims to Reduce the Education Gap

Source: ABC News Posted By: Jason BRI...4026 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Two media companies are partnering to launch a series of iPad and iPhone apps aimed at preparing low-income, Spanish-speaking three- and four-year-olds for school. The apps feature Pocoyo, a....


A Truly Devastating Graph on State Higher Education Spending

Source: theatlantic.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4026 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Are you a fan of public higher education? Yes? Then prepare to be upset. Outraged even. The chart below from the Center On Budget and Policy Priorities estimates how much each of the 50 states....


Online education less successful than face-to-face classes

Source: blogs.seattleti Posted By: Jacky SIL...4027 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Somewhere along the line “public school” became “education.” In this transformation the old “public school” readin’, ’ritin’ and ’rithmetic taught in the form of math facts, grammar, civics,....


Court backs student in textbook copyright case

Source: usnews.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...4028 days ago

Campus: Not specified

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that textbooks and other goods made and sold abroad can be re-sold online and in discount stores without violating U.S. copyright law. The outcome was a huge relief....


Universities suing graduates over unpaid student loans

Source: lifeinc.today.c Posted By: Ronny FLI...4028 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Americans owe roughly $1 trillion in student loans. Part of the unpaid debt is on federal Perkins loans offered to students on the basis of need. Now several leading universities are suing their....


The Worst Victims of the Education Sequester: Special-Needs Students and Poor Kids

Source: theatlantic.com Posted By: Len WIS...4028 days ago

Campus: Not specified

The sequester's guillotine has little regard for good or bad programs as it unselectively slices spending across the country, but perhaps nowhere does its indiscriminate blade fall more harshly....


Bill attempts to distribute state education aid more equitably

Source: herald-mail.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4028 days ago

Campus: Not specified

A bill introduced by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly has the potential to bring an estimated $11.2 million more in state aid....


Finding the 'complete' picture in higher education funding

Source: chillicothegaze Posted By: Maxcy JON...4033 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Ohio is taking bold steps to re-engineer the state’s public higher education funding model and reignite the historical mission of higher education to ensure its commitment to the public trust. Through....


The 529 College Savings Plan Needs an Update

Source: finance.yahoo.c Posted By: Billy TAM...4034 days ago

Campus: Not specified

In this economy, a college education is more important than ever: The unemployment rate for college graduates is 3.8 percent, compared to 7.8 percent for everyone else. Yet, the exploding costs....


Which state university grads earn the most?

Source: CBS News Posted By: Billy TAM...4035 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Which of the nation's top state universities produce graduates who go on to make the biggest bucks? Among all 50 state "flagship" schools, recent graduates of the University of California-Berkeley....


Education fair to promote technical jobs

Source: wausaudailyhera Posted By: Anna CEC...4035 days ago

Campus: Not specified

For Scott Stanczyk, losing his job at the Whiting paper mill when the facility closed its doors in 2010 provided the incentive he needed to pursue a new career path. Now in his last semester....


Rally at statehouse to encourage education reform

Source: fox59.com Posted By: Mary PER...4036 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Parents and students who want to explore options for their education are encouraged to attend the Ed Reform Rocks Rally Monday at noon at the Statehouse downtown. “We want to match a student’s....


Lawmakers Eye College Savings Plan For Poor

Source: ksallink.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4039 days ago

Campus: Not specified

A House committee is considering a proposal to eliminate a program that helps poor Kansans save money for college. The program allows up to 1,200 state residents each year to receive up to....


U.S. Department of Education details Wyoming sequester cuts

Source: trib.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4039 days ago

Campus: Not specified

U.S. officials expect the Wyoming education system to lose nearly $5 million in federal school funds because of across-the-board federal budget cuts called the sequester. A letter from the....


Public college tuition spiked 8.3% last year

Source: money.cnn.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...4040 days ago

Campus: Not specified

Average tuition costs - the amount students paid in tuition and fees after state and institutional aid was taken into account -- rose by 8.3% to an average of $5,189 in the 2011-12 school year,....


Higher-ed leaders meet to discuss future of online education

Source: web.mit.edu Posted By: Renee HIC...4040 days ago

Campus: Not specified

On Monday at the MIT Media Lab, MIT and Harvard University, the founders of the online-learning initiative edX, convened a group of academic leaders and other online-learning experts for a daylong....


Senate's education bill flexible on teacher mentorship

Source: desmoinesregist Posted By: Renee HIC...4040 days ago

Campus: Not specified

The Iowa Senate is advancing a statewide education reform initiative for Iowa’s public schools, although it’s not an identical blueprint of the proposal unveiled earlier this session by Gov.....


House expands college scholarship eligibility

Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4042 days ago

Campus: Not specified

More New Mexicans will qualify for lottery-financed college scholarships under a measure heading to the Senate for consideration. The House approved a proposal Monday on a 49-13 vote to extend....






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