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More colleges stop giving credit for AP exams

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Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 20, 2013
As more high schoolers take Advanced Placement exams, more colleges are refusing to give class credit for them.
Posted In: Advanced Placement test
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Stanford wins the fundraising race, setting a record

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Amy Scott
Feb 20, 2013
Stanford University becomes the first school to break the billion dollar barrier for fundraising in a single year.
Posted In: stanford, higher education, endowments, fundraising
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The trouble with refinancing a student loan

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Amy Scott
Feb 18, 2013
So why can't students cash in on these crazy low interest rates, anyway?
Posted In: student loans, refinancing, student debt
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CFPB to look at college-backed financial products aimed at students

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Jim Burress
Feb 15, 2013
Many colleges now offer student loans and grants on debit cards, without disclosing their agreements with banks. That's caught the federal government's attention.
Posted In: student loan, student debt, grants
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Refinancing my mortgage is easy: How about my student loans?

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Amy Scott
Feb 15, 2013
Campus Progress wants students to be able to take advantage of low interest rates available for mortgages and car loans.
Posted In: student loans, refinancing, Education, higher education
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Schools risk outsized debts with delayed bond payments

Interview with
Chris Farrell
Feb 14, 2013
Many school districts around the country are making use of capital appreciation bonds, long-term bonds that can put them into debt for far more than they initially borrowed.
Posted In: california, bonds, Education, construction
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The State of the Union for education

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Amy Scott
Feb 13, 2013
What are President Obama's plans for universal pre-school access, high-school funding, and higher education?
Posted In: Education, higher education, Obama, State of the Union
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Making preschool possible for everyone

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Amy Scott
Feb 11, 2013
Advocates for more federal funding 0f preschools are hoping for a shout out during the State of the Union.
Posted In: Education, preschool, State of the Union
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Universities crack down on delinquent student borrowers

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Amy Scott
Feb 5, 2013
Yale and other universities are suing graduates who did not pay back Perkins low-income student loans because the funds for new loans come from former students paying back their debts.
Posted In: Education, higher education, student loans
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Departing UC President on the state of higher ed, future of online learning

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Feb 5, 2013
As he completes his final months as President of University of California, Mark Yudof joins us to reflect on the state of higher education and the future of online learning.
Posted In: higher education, california

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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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