Monday 17 October 2011

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Teens Take Studying Online

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Social studying websites make it easy for students to virtually collaborate.

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Web Startup Tackles Student Debt 'Crisis'

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:50 AM PDT

"Sue Khim was in her third year of medical school, $50,000 in debt and wondering if she would ever dig herself out," Reuters reports. "Khim, who describes the situation as a 'college affordability...

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For Children of Same-Sex Couples, a Student Aid Maze

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:48 AM PDT

"It took five attempts for one prospective college student and her mother to fill out the 106-question federal form that would determine whether she would be eligible for financial aid," the New York...

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For-Profit Colleges' Future Direction: Selling Educational Services

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:46 AM PDT

"Facing new regulations and slowing enrollment for their degree programs, companies like the Apollo Group, parent of the University of Phoenix, are quietly developing or expanding other educational...

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These Occupy Wall Street Protesters Have A Message

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:45 AM PDT

"The Occupy Wall Street protests are hitting a nerve," the Associated Press reports. "A dearth of jobs, overwhelming student loans and soaring health-care costs are just three major issues protesters...

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Having Trouble Repaying Those Student Loans? There's Help

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:44 AM PDT

"About 8.8 percent of borrowers whose first payments came due between Oct. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009, defaulted on their loans, according to a recent report from the Department of Education," the...

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Students Face Money Challenges

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:42 AM PDT

"Even though they're often equipped to the hilt with smartphones and iPads, few of today's students closely track their spending," the Associated Press reports. "Budgeting helps eliminate the anxiety...

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New York: Regents Plan Push for Aid to Illegal Immigrants

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:40 AM PDT

"When they vote on their legislative agenda on Tuesday, New York State's top education officials will focus for the first time on the contentious topic of illegal immigration," the New York...

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California: Galen College Under State, Federal Probes

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:39 AM PDT

"A for-profit college in Fresno's Tower District is facing federal and state investigations into misuse of federal student loan money, an unauthorized massage therapy program and discrimination...

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Opinion: Occupy Colleges? How to Shut Down Student Debt

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT

"Part of the psychology embedded in a college education is that the diploma should enable you to get a living-wage job, pay off debts and live a prosperous life. ...That isn't happening now for most...

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