Controversial Ga. billboards link abortion, race – San Francisco Chronicle

Johnny Hunter, national director of the Life Education and Resource Network, a North Carolina-based anti-abortion group aimed at African-Americans that operates in 27 states. “This campaign is in your face, and nobody can ignore it.” The billboards …
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Mo. higher education board recommends scholarship amounts remain … – FOX2now.com

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s higher education board is opposing legislation that would change the scholarship amounts available to students at public and private colleges. Under current law, the Access Missouri scholarship provides up to …
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Education Next: Charter Schools Show Increased Rates of High School Graduation and College… – Forbes

BusinessWire – In the first-ever analysis of the impacts of charter school attendance on educational attainment, educational researchers Kevin Booker and Brian Gill of Mathematica Policy Research, Tim R. Sass of Florida State University, and Ron Zimmer of Michigan State University find that
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Gov. Haley Barbour cuts another $21 million from state budget – Biloxi Sun Herald

It was the fourth round of spending cuts he has made since the fiscal year started July 1, and the total … House Education Committee Chairman Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, who’s also a key member of that chamber’s Appropriations Committee, said the …
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Oz vocational colleges see 38% drop in student visa applications – MSN India

Melbourne: In the aftermath of a series of racial attacks on Indian students, Australia’s vocational colleges are set to bear the brunt of the damage to the country’s reputation as an education destination, as student visa applications for this …
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Ark college enrollment up 6 percent from year ago; officials say … – WREG

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Higher Education Department says that fall enrollment in state colleges and universities was up 6.2 percent from a year ago. The increase equals about 10,000 more students attending the state’s 33 public colleges …
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Ark college enrollment up 6 percent from year ago; officials say … – KFSM.com

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Higher Education Department says that fall enrollment in state colleges and universities was up 6.2 percent from a year ago. The increase equals about 10,000 more students attending the state’s 33 public colleges …
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IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union offers members Cash For Class – Quad Cities Onlines

Credit Union Will Award $21,000 in College Scholarships in 2010 MOLINE, Ill.—IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (IHMVCU) announced today that it’s offering 21 college scholarships valued at $1,000 each for the 2010 – 2011 school year. “We know …
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