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Culinary Institute of America students turn up the heat, walk out because of falling standards

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Amy Scott
Apr 24, 2013
Students at Culinary Institute of America, one of the nation's top cooking schools, say their degrees are being devalued by slipping standards.
Posted In: Culinary institute of america, protests, cooking
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States push to tie university funding to better performance

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Amy Scott
Apr 24, 2013
California Governor Jerry Brown is looking to join other states in basing funding increases at public universities on measures like higher graduation rates.
Posted In: higher education, california, Jerry Brown
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Why a private equity tycoon is funding a scholarship in China

Interview with
Rob Schmitz
Apr 22, 2013
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman is spearheading a $300 million scholarship fund for top students from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America to spend a year in China. With philanthropy, comes influence.
Posted In: China, Education, Tsinghua University
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Is law school worth the price?

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 19, 2013
For Trevor Morrison, about to become dean of top-tier NYU Law, it's worth the price of admission. (That's $51,500 a year, by the way).
Posted In: college, Law
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No classes needed: Southern New Hampshire University emphasizes skills

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Amy Scott
Apr 18, 2013
Students at Southern New Hampshire University can now receive federal financial aid for a "self-paced online program" with no traditional courses or professors. It’s all about mastering competencies. Will it work?
Posted In: online education, Southern New Hampshire University, online degrees
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Would you rather have a teacher or a computer grade your schoolwork?

Interview with
Jonathan Zittrain
Apr 15, 2013
EdX, a Harvard-MIT project, will offer essay grading software to colleges free of charge. You might imagine that teachers and professors would embrace the labor saving. But, not all do.
Posted In: Education, higher education, software
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College-bound? How to pay for higher education

Interview by
Barbara Bogaev
Apr 12, 2013
Many soon-to-be high school graduates are settling on their choice of where to attend college. How does a family decide whether to pay for a student's dream school or a more economical alternative?
Posted In: college admissions, financial aid, applying to college, student loan, federal student loans
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Does President Obama's budget help or hurt soon-to-double student loan interest rates?

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Sally Herships
Apr 10, 2013
In July, interest rates on some federal student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent -- and students are scrambling to stop the change.
Posted In: federal student loans, interest rates, federal budget, higher education
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Taking the sting out of tuition

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Gigi Douban
Apr 8, 2013
High-priced private colleges are offering students tuition breaks even when they don't need them.
Posted In: financial aid, college finances, college tuition, private colleges
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Public-private university salary gap widens: Report

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David Weinberg
Apr 8, 2013
Given the dismal outlook of State budgets across the country, public universities will have to find a way to compete for talent with fewer resources than their private counterparts.
Posted In: higher education, salary, Education

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Marketplace and Education Correspondent Amy Scott look at the business and economics of education, on topics including  student loans, public education financing, and the cost of a college degree. Marketplace's Education coverage is supported, in part, by the Kresge Foundation.

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