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Students on hunger strike to protest fee hikes

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Jeff Tyler
May 2, 2012
Students begin a hunger strike today to protest fee hikes at California State Universities. The fee hikes are not just in California.
Posted In: Cal State University, college, college tuition
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Hastings law school judges the job market

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Amy Scott
May 1, 2012
And it finds it wanting. So, the University of California school will slice enrollment rather than send too many lawyers into an economy with too few jobs.
Posted In: law school, University of California
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Obama administration wants to trademark GI Bill

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Amy Scott
Apr 27, 2012
It's part of an administration effort to crack down on deceptive marketing practices by educational institutions that target veterans for their federal education benefits.
Posted In: GI Bill, veterans, military
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Student debt burden hits $1 trillion

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Sally Herships
Apr 25, 2012
At $1 trillion nationally, student debt surpasses credit card debt and car loans, and it can be a serious drag on the economy.
Posted In: student loan debt, student debt, college
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Clarkson University backs student entrepreneurs

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Amy Scott
Apr 25, 2012
With the cost of college climbing, a small private school offers students a way to get smart, and build a business -- tuition-free.
Posted In: college tuition, Entrepreneur, startup
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President Obama to discuss student loan rate increase

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Sarah Gardner
Apr 20, 2012
Interest rates on federal student loans are set to double on July 1. The president is urging Congress to stop that increase.
Posted In: student loan, college
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Top universities join forces online

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Amy Scott
Apr 18, 2012
Five big schools, including Princeton and University of Pennsylvania, will begin offering free classes on the web. It's all part of a new venture backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
Posted In: online education, Education, college
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Largest school voucher program in U.S. to start in Louisiana

Interview with
Amy Scott
Apr 16, 2012
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to sign an education overhaul into law this week. It'll create one of the largest school voucher programs in the country.
Posted In: Louisiana, vouchers
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Louisiana schools to undergo major reforms

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Amy Scott
Apr 16, 2012
This week Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to sign a controversial law that overhauls education in that state. The package of reforms will create one of the largest school voucher programs in the country.
Posted In: Louisiana, vouchers
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A new way to measure college graduation rates

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Amy Scott
Apr 12, 2012
Part-timers, transfers and returning students aren't counted in official graduation rates. A change by the Department of Education could add them to the mix.
Posted In: college, college grads, 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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