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Borrower Interest Rates Cannot Be Set in Advance, Federal Study Says
Feb 4, 2014
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U.S. Launches New Complaint System for Student Veterans
Jan 31, 2014
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Obama Administration Ramps Up Focus on Job Training
Jan 31, 2014
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NACAC Report Finds High School Grades Most Important in College Admissions
Jan 30, 2014
Students' grades and academic rigor of their course loads weigh more heavily in decisions to admit than standardized test scores, class rank, or demonstrated interest in attending.
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State Attorneys General Launch Investigations of Major For-Profits
Jan 30, 2014
More than a dozen states collaborating to investigate business practices at Career Education Corp., Corinthian, Education Management Corp., and ITT Educational Services.
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Textbook Prices Still Hurting Students, Study Finds
Jan 30, 2014
As the price of college textbooks continues to increase, more students are opting to skip the books even if their grades suffer.
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House Panel Highlights Efforts to Expand Access to Low-Income Students
Jan 30, 2014
Hearing focused on institutional efforts to better serve disadvantaged students and opportunities to strengthen related federal programs and initiatives.
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More Borrowers Enrolled in Income-Based Repayment Plans
Jan 30, 2014
The number of federal direct student loan borrowers who were enrolled in an income-based repayment program rose by 20 percent in the last three months of 2013.
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Education Dept. Releases New Study Tracking 2002 Sophomores, 10 Years Later
Jan 30, 2014
More than 84 percent of the students have some college education, but only a third earned a four-year degree.
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Two Dead, One Injured in Gun-Related Violence on Campuses
Jan 30, 2014
Campuses across the country saw multiple shootings over the past week, some fatal.
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California Higher Education Leaders Commit to More Cooperation
Jan 29, 2014
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Student Athletes Offered College Scholarships Before Entering High School
Jan 29, 2014
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Pennsylvania Governor's State Budget Plan to Boost Education Funding
Jan 23, 2014
Gov. Corbett is expected to propose hundreds of millions of dollars in new education funding as the centerpiece of his budget plan.
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Senate Hearing Discusses Potential Changes to TRIO and Gear Up Programs
Jan 23, 2014
Some lawmakers questioned whether the two programs were still relevant.
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Congress Approves, President Obama Signs $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
Jan 23, 2014
Legislation raises the maximum Pell Grant by an estimated $85, to $5,730.
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Obama Renews Call to Action on Campus Rape and Sexual Assault
Jan 23, 2014
White House establishes new task force to protect college students from sexual assault and rape.
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Colleges Weigh In on Competency-Based Education Experiments
Jan 23, 2014
Group of 17 institutions released a concept paper this week offering suggested experiments to test approaches that enable more students to benefit from competency-based degree programs.
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State Dept. Announces $3.65M Fund for Study Abroad in the Americas
Jan 23, 2014
Initiative aims to dramatically increase international study in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2020.
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Two American U. of Afghanistan Employees Killed in Taliban Attack
Jan 23, 2014
The two were among 21 people killed in a Taliban attack in a Kabul restaurant last weekend.
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Yale Shuts Down Student-Created Course Evaluation Website
Jan 23, 2014
University blocks website that allowed students to plan their schedules and compare course evaluations and professor ratings.
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