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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says almost every chance he gets that Republicans would cut education spending by 20 percent if their party wins control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections. He also says they would repeal a new college tuition tax credit.
Graduate schools are seeing steady growth as both recent college graduates and people already in the workforce seek to boost their job prospects in a still-dragging economy.
When Ada Brown went to her first Dallas Mensa meeting, she half expected it to be full of slightly awkward geniuses with pocket protectors. Instead, the former judge found a “lively, articulate cross section of people” she meets for dinner, aspiring author workshops, parties and game nights, says Brown, now an attorney who joined Mensa as an undergrad at Spelman College . “Honestly, it doesn’t look like a convention out of Revenge of the Nerds ,” she says with a laugh.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — In her senior year, when Joanne Johnson-Shaw was named Miss Football at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, she envisioned wearing a ball gown fit for a princess. Her hopes were dashed, though, when her classmates voted for a ceremony featuring traditional African dress
Increasing Access to College : Grants to 50 states, 5 territories, D.C., and the Republic of Palau aim to increase college access for low-income students and help them complete their postsecondary education.
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Disgruntled students, employees and shareholders have filed a flurry of lawsuits against for-profit colleges since a federal investigation last month found deceptive practices at 15 campuses.
The decade after high school graduation is filled with lots of dreams. Then real life sets in — and sometimes turns those plans upside down
All great businesses start with a bright idea. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine today release their eighth rankings of 25 top graduate and undergrad university programs for budding entrepreneurs, whose bright ideas can turn into successful businesses. The rankings are posted online at Entrepreneur magazine’s website, http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges with facts about each university