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Sound of Money: Back-to-school shopping
Millie Jefferson Aug 17, 2012
In a few weeks, students will be heading back to school. How much are they spending so that they're ready to hit the books?
It's refund time on college campuses
Eve Troeh Aug 16, 2012
The beginning of the new semester means that many students receiving financial aid can look forward to large "refund" checks from their grants or loans.
Why has college gotten so expensive?
Amy Scott Aug 13, 2012
More college students are living large with gourmet cafeterias and state-of-the-art gyms -- but that's not what's driving up college costs.
Mormons and provident living
Tess Vigeland Aug 10, 2012
The Church of Latter-Day Saints shares many of the same principals as other faiths -- such as help others -- but there is a particular emphasis on self-reliance, or 'provident living,' for Mormons.
Who gets to have fun...at work?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Aug 9, 2012
If fun means fulfilling, education definitely helps.
Affluent families take on more college debt
Amy Scott Aug 9, 2012
More upper-middle-class families are borrowing for college so their children can attend high-tuition prestige schools.
Upper middle class sees the biggest jump in student loan debt
Jeff Horwich Aug 9, 2012
The Wall Street Journal finds that upper-middle-income households with annual incomes between $94,000 and $200,000 are finding it more expensive to pay for college.
Report: A boom industry profits from U.S. student aid
Adriene Hill Jul 30, 2012
A report issued by U.S. Sen. Thomas Harkin describes the explosive growth of for-profit colleges, from trade schools to online universities, fueled by federal loans to students who, more often than not, drop out.
Report: For profit colleges not worth the cost
Amy Scott Jul 30, 2012
Senator Tom Harkin is out today with a scathing report on for-profit colleges. The report says taxpayers spend billions of dollars a year on those schools. But students often leave deep in debt.
Climbing walls and college costs
Amy Scott Jul 30, 2012
How much do all those campus luxuries push up tuition and fees?
