From building sheds to selling jewelry, Hudson Valley college students this winter break faced more work than play to pay off those bills. Payment for spring semester classes at SUNY schools were due Jan. 4, and the reminders looked more like …
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Gov. Perdue: Leaders must cooperate to improve quality of NC education … – WTKR
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue says education, business and religious leaders must all work together to improve North Carolina’s high school graduation rate and prepare students for college or a career. Perdue laid out her education …
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U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Office to Work With … – YAHOO!
CollegeWeekLive events cover a wide range of admissions topics, from how to prepare for standardized tests to how to write a college application essay to how to pay for college. It is the largest college preparation event in the U.S. and a free …
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Higher education leaders say cuts hurt Idaho – Idaho Statesman
Boise State University President Bob Kustra and University of Idaho President Duane Nellis said further cuts could threaten programs and put college out of reach for some students because of tuition and fee increases. The presidents, along with their …
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ND Higher Education Board OKs college room, board price guides – INFORUM
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has approved guidelines for campuses to use to set student room and board prices for the next school year. The rules say North Dakota’s colleges first have to include 5 percent minimum average …
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Ritter to Meet with College Presidents – KKTV
… governor is expected to announce a strategic review of the state’s higher education systems that will lead to a long-term master plan for the future of higher education … college presidents and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.
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For-Profit Colleges See More Loan Defaults – WSB-TV Atlanta
More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show. Historically, the government has reported such figures in terms of how many students default
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Toronto rappers ‘spit’ about value of college education – CNW Group
“This is a fun and entertaining way to help get students thinking about higher education and their plans for the future,” said Linda Franklin , the president and CEO of Colleges Ontario. “We are encouraging students to explore all of the options …
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Agency $30 million behind on college building plan – Jefferson City News Tribune Online
Missouri’s student loan agency now is more than $30 million behind schedule on its payments to a college construction program. A 2007 state law directs the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to pay $5 million quarterly toward the building plan …
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FHSU education program grows – Topeka Capital-Journal
HAYS – Aspiring teachers are flocking to the education program at Fort Hays State University. Enrollment is up 50 percent in undergraduate programs and 57 percent in graduate programs in the College of Education and Technology in the last four years …
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Pell Grant program short on funds – Washington Times
The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country’s bleak job market drives people back to school … The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller, California Democrat, said …
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DeVry Inc. Announces Fall 2009 Enrollment – Businesswire.com
DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV, member S&P 500 Index) is the parent organization of DeVry University, Advanced Academics, Ross University, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Apollo College, Western Career College, Becker Professional Education, and Fanor. DeVry …
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