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Fewer takers for the law school test

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Sally Herships
Mar 20, 2012
The Law School Admission Test had 16 percent fewer takers this academic year, as undergrads reassess whether law school is the safe bet it used to be.
Posted In: law school, LSAT
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Law school entrance exams down 16 percent

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Scott Tong and Jeremy Hobson
Mar 20, 2012
The number of students taking the test to go to law school fell to its lowest level in 12 years, according to the latest data from the Law School Admission Council, which administers the test.
Posted In: law school, LSAT
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Colleges move out of the dorm business

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Amy Scott
Mar 13, 2012
Students are looking for more luxurious digs and colleges are starting to look to private companies to build them.
Posted In: dorms, college
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For-profit schools try to talk a better game

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Amy Scott
Mar 12, 2012
They're looking into trading their business-y jargon for education speak in hopes of taking the "for-profit" perception out of for-profit colleges and universities.
Posted In: for-profit colleges
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Student loans could be the next economic 'debt bomb'

Interview with
Amy Scott
Mar 9, 2012
Total outstanding student loan debt is expected to surpass a trillion dollars in 2012. So what does that mean for education and the economy?
Posted In: student loan, debt
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Student loan debt soars to record level

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 6, 2012
The amount U.S. graduates owe on education loans could become a bigger drag on the economy than the nation's total credit card debt.
Posted In: Education, loan student debt
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College educated adults reaches 30 percent in U.S.

Interview by
Adriene Hill
Feb 24, 2012
The U.S. has reached a major education milestone. For the fist time ever, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults have a college degree. In 1998, less than a quarter of the population had graduated.
Posted In: college, Jobs
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College grads reach new high

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Amy Scott
Feb 24, 2012
For the first time, more than 30 percent of American's have at least a bachelor's, according to the Census Bureau. But there is a growing racial gap between the haves and have nots.
Posted In: college, college grads, Education
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Bankruptcy lawyers warn of student loan 'debt bomb'

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Amy Scott
Feb 9, 2012
A new study reports that student debt in this country could be the next “debt bomb," a major economic threat not unlike the mortgage crisis. And this time, there’s no way to get rid of the debt through bankruptcy.
Posted In: student loans, student loan debt
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Colorado's battle over school funding

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Amy Scott
Feb 8, 2012
A district court has ruled that the state's public schools are so underfunded they can't meet the Colorado's own education standards. But the legal battle is just the beginning. A real solution may depend on taxpayers.
Posted In: 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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