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The Allure Of For-Profit Universities GrowsNPR - All Things Considered, Saturday Edition March 13, 2010As higher learning becomes increasingly expensive, students are taking a greater hand in where and how they get an education. Anya Kamenetz, author of the forthcoming DIY U, talks with host Guy Raz about the growing attraction to revenue-seeking universities. |
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Education Secretary Addresses Rising College CostsNPR - All Things Considered, Saturday Edition March 13, 2010College students and educators are protesting major budget cuts and higher tuition at campuses nationwide, while more students are defaulting on their loans. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks with host Guy Raz about rising college costs and the push for students to get loans directly from the government. |
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Student Loan ChutzpahWall Street Journal - Editorial March 13, 2010In a nearby letter ("Congress Is Right on Student Loans"), Republican Congressman Tom Petri writes that we have been "sold a bill of goods on student loans." Our sin is to oppose a government takeover of college financing, which will take a giant leap forward if Congress jams its pending student-loan changes on to the health-care reconciliation bill. In fact, Congress has been selling its own bill of goods since 1965, when it created student-loan subsidies, and both parents and taxpayers have found that there is nothing cost-effective about it. |
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Obama prepares education overhaulAssociated Press March 13, 2010President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation's sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to prepare students for life after high school and to place better teachers at the blackboards. Although Obama's weekly address was short on specifics, the president has been clear he is eyeing sweeping change. He has already been using federal money as leverage to push schools to raise standards and prepare more children for college or work. |
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Obama’s contradictions on educationWashington Post - The Answer Sheet Blog March 13, 2010What do the 10 organizations to which President Obama donated his Nobel Prize Award have in common? They all work to help underserved populations of young people get ready to attend and be successful in college. Obama has said repeatedly that his education goal is to make sure that every child has that opportunity. Yet his education policies to this point cannot ever reach this goal. Nor can they do what he promised during the presidential campaign: Stop high-stakes standardized testing from driving our public education system. |
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College Application 2.0: The Video EssayNPR - All Things Considered March 12, 2010High school seniors are hoping to impress colleges by sending videos of themselves at work and at play. The mini-movies range from slick creative productions to amateur-hour card tricks. Although many say there's no stopping the YouTube generation from making and submitting their "video essays," others worry the application process is becoming more like American Idol. |
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How Admissions Officers Pick StudentsNPR - All Things Considered March 12, 2010College admissions officers are weeding through a record number of applications this year. Kathleen Kingsbury, an education reporter for the Daily Beast, spent time inside the room with admissions officers as they sift through applications. Kingsbury discusses what makes a student stand apart. |
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Pell Grant Increase Could Be Cut as Talks Intensify on Student-Aid BillChronicle of Higher Education March 12, 2010After months of waiting for action on a bill that would revamp the federal student-loan system, Congress appears to be moving at an accelerated pace, with possible budget cuts now being identified to reflect savings that are lower than originally expected. |
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With student loan bill on verge of vote, new priorities in education fundingWashington Post March 12, 2010In the final push to pass a major student aid bill pending in Congress, funding for key elements in President Obama's education agenda is dwindling. A scramble is underway to determine what initiatives will be funded and what will be cut if, as expected, the loan overhaul merges with health-care legislation that appears headed for a final vote soon. |
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Yellow Ribbon Program 2010-11 Agreement Materials Now AvailableNAICU Washington Update March 12, 2010The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that it will begin accepting Yellow Ribbon Program Agreements for the 2010-11 academic year on Monday, March 15. Completed agreements are due by May 21. More information is available on the VA Web site, where the 2010-11 Yellow Ribbon agreement form and instructions can be downloaded. |
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