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New York To Offer Free Tuition At Four-Year Public Universities
Hundreds of thousands of New York residents mulling the idea of going to college at a public university could soon enroll for free, as the state’s lawmakers passed a budget over the weekend that...
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Purdue University Buys For-Profit Kaplan University, But Is It A Good Idea?
On the surface, Purdue University and Kaplan University don’t have a lot in common: One is a public university from Indiana and the other is a for-profit chain mostly offering online courses. But now...
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Students Claim For-Profit College Operator Deliberately Let Their School Fail
Former students at one for-profit college allege that the school’s parent company, Laureate Education, committed fraud by deliberately allowing their college to fail and close down. Three students of...
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Chipotle Offers Employees Accelerated Business Degree Program
Last summer, Chipotle joined the ranks of Pizza Hut, JetBlue, Starbucks, and others in offering to foot the bill — or at least some of it — to provide employees with a college education. Today, the...
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Memphis Offers To Help Pay For City Employees’ Student Loans
While the Department of Education looks ready to drop its program that forgives the debt of federal student loan borrowers who work for the government, one city is picking up the slack, saying it will...
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Dozens Of Organizations Come Out In Support Of Gainful Employment, Borrower...
A week after two separate lawsuits were filed by 19 state attorneys general and a group representing students accusing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of breaking the law by delaying protections for...
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Education Dept. Civil Rights Chief Sorry For Saying 90% Of College Rape...
As Education Secretary Betsy DeVos moves forward with her plan to review the federal government’s policy regarding sexual assault and harassment on college campuses, the acting head of the Department’s...
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Instead Of Busing College Students To Stores, Target Opens New Locations,...
As back to school season kicks into high gear, retailers across the country are competing to fill students’ backpacks with supplies and adorn their dorm rooms with TV, mini-refrigerators, and other...
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Huge Collection Fees Making It More Difficult For Cash-Strapped Students To...
Each year, millions of college students rack up student loans that won’t come due until they leave school. But even with financial aid, some students have trouble keeping up with the soaring costs of...
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Amazon Really Wants Echo Devices In The Hands (And Dorm Rooms) Of College...
If you want future developers of technology to create new things for your product, try giving it to engineering students for free. Amazon is experimenting with that at one college, giving away an Echo...
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