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WHY SUBSIDIZE WEALTHY COLLEGE KIDS? Published: 09/03/10
I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qu...

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WHY SUBSIDIZE WEALTHY COLLEGE KIDS? Published: 08/03/10
I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qu...

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WHY WE PROTEST EDUCATION CUTS Published: 05/03/10
Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting pub...

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WHY WE PROTEST EDUCATION CUTS Published: 05/03/10
Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting pub...

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CNN FACT CHECK: HOW DO CALIFORNIA'S HIKES IN COLLEGE COSTS STACK UP? Published: 05/03/10
Students and college professors in California and around the country protested Thursday over the drastic cuts imposed on cash-strapped state colleges and universities. ...

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CONTEST WIN FUELS FIERCE DEBATE OVER RACE Published: 03/03/10
What does it mean when a white sorority wins a competition that African-American fraternities and sororities not only created but also consider an essential part of their cultural expression? It means an uncomfortable discussion about race, history, culture and inclusivity that is not black and whit...

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OBAMA HIGHLIGHTS FEDERAL FUNDS TO LOWER HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE Published: 01/03/10
President Obama highlighted stronger federal efforts Monday to help lower a high school dropout rate that, according to the president, is undermining America's future economic potential. ...

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PUBLIC COLLEGE TUITIONS SPIKE 15%, EVEN 30% Published: 24/02/10
Tuition at many public colleges and universities is skyrocketing, thanks to state budget deficits that have choked off funding for higher education. ...

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OHIO STATE IS NO. 1 - IN PRESIDENT'S PAY Published: 18/01/10
Ohio State University is No. 1 again, but not in football or basketball. For the second year in a row, the school's president was the highest paid public university executive in the United States, according to a study published Monday. ...

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NURSING CRISIS LOOMS AS BABY BOOMERS AGE Published: 24/12/09
America could be facing a nursing shortage that will worsen exponentially as the population grows older. ...

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