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Small college Grinnell weighs big changes to financial aid
Oct 8, 2012
Grinnell is a very small liberal arts college in Iowa with a very big endowment: $1.4 billion. Why the financially sound institution is looking at how to control future costs.
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Two teachers move in with parents as step one of their Plan B
Oct 3, 2012
There are more than five million teachers in this country, but layoffs have forced many to rethink their careers. Michael Kane recently married another out-of-work teacher; they're living with his parents in Ohio.
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How college affirmative action affects business
Oct 1, 2012
As the Supreme Court considers affirmative action, businesses are weighing in -- in favor. They say it creates a diverse, educated workforce.
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Report: Fewer students enrolling in grad schools
Sep 28, 2012
Overall enrollment in graduate programs fell almost 2 percent last year. Debra Stewart from the Council of Graduate Schools tells us why and which program is bucking the trend.
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Pew: Student loan debt rises sharply
Sep 27, 2012
There’s a new report out today from the Pew Research Center with some startling statistics on student loan debt: It’s rising sharply in the U.S.
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Photography is Plan B for retired teacher
Sep 21, 2012
Eduardo de Varona retired early from teaching, after 21 years. He says he was "fed up."
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Taking on teacher tenure
Sep 20, 2012
States across the country are trying to make it easier to fire ineffective teachers by changing the tenure process. But some people are still wondering... what does K-12 tenure mean?
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Chicago parent relieved her daughter is back in school
Sep 19, 2012
The seven days that schools were closed in Chicago felt more like an eternity to parents who had to find childcare during the teacher strike. Kai checks in with Sheila Coleman, whose 12-year-old daughter was actually happy to return to school Wednesday.
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What teachers can expect as Chicago strike ends
Sep 19, 2012
It's back to school today in Chicago. In the next couple of weeks, teachers will vote on the tentative contract deal reached between the union, and negotiators for the school district and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.
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Moving on after the Chicago teachers' strike
Sep 19, 2012
The Chicago teachers union voted to end their strike yesterday, but repairing relations will take time.
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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.
