Friday 23 December 2011

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Education Roundup: Teacher Tenure Argument Rages

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST

In this week's roundup: teacher tenure, school reform, and 2011 in review.

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Should I Save for Retirement or College?

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"One of the most difficult saving decisions is whether to save for retirement or for your child's college fund," Joe Udo writes for U.S. News and World Report's On Retirement blog. "College tuition...

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Mismatch on Loan Negotiations?

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"When the U.S. Education Department announced in October that it would hold negotiations to recommend new rules on student loans, the topics on the table appeared to be the sorts of nitty-gritty,...

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Opinion: That College May Not be Out of Your Range

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"What are the most expensive and least expensive colleges in Virginia? The answer is Washington and Lee and Washington and Lee," Jonathan West writes in the Richmond Times Dispatch. "How can that be?...

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Financial Aid Changes Game as Ivy Sports Teams Flourish

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"The eight Ivy League colleges, renowned for their academics, were also once among the country's highest-achieving athletic institutions, with national champions and multiple prominent and ranked...

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Iowa: Waterloo Man Defrauds $62,000 In College Financial Aid

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"A Waterloo man who defrauded the U.S. Department of Education out of at least $62,000 pleaded guilty Wednesday in U. S. District Court," KCRG reports. "Roy Lee Turner, III, 31, pleaded guilty to one...

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Massachusetts: Educating the Poor Comes at a Price for Pine Manor

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"The leafy drive that leads to the college is lined by similar mansions, estates that might have sent their daughters to Pine Manor decades ago, when it was a two-year finishing school for the...

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Eight Thoughts on Higher Education in 2012

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"These days it's perplexing and painful to think about the future of traditional universities," Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen and Brigham Young University-Idaho Advancement...

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How Can Colleges Help Teen Moms (and Teen Dads)?

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

"There has been a lot of talk about college graduation and success rates this year, as President Obama aims to dramatically increase the total number of graduates by 2020," Jenna Johnson writes in...

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12-22: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #31 – Gainful Employment Placement Rates and NCES Methodology

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

The regulations at 34 CFR 668.6(b)(1)(iv) provide that institutions that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation must disclose the placement rate for students completing a...

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