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'Education is the most important thing'
Jan 27, 2012
Credit union officer Niki Wong discusses how many Asian American households handle their personal finances.
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Obama's big plan to make college affordable
Jan 27, 2012
In a speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama calls for rewarding colleges that do best at keeping tuition under control and graduating students. Those who do not perform well could see funding cut.
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Ben Bernanke to give lectures on Federal Reserve
Jan 26, 2012
The chairman of the Federal Reserve will be leading an undergraduate course on the Fed and its role in the economy. How are students reacting?
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Measuring what college students actually learn
Jan 24, 2012
A new initiative calls on colleges and universities to ask and answer the question, “Are students learning?” at their institutions. It’s a question that employers ask about college graduates all the time.
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What grade do e-textbooks get? Incomplete
Jan 19, 2012
Apple prepares to step into murky waters.
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Some college, but no degree
Jan 19, 2012
Millions of students start school but never cross the finish line. A growing number of colleges and organizations are finding ways to bring them back.
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Getting Personal: Timeshare terrors
Jan 19, 2012
Tess and personal finance expert Liz Weston of MSN talk to listeners about their personal finance questions.
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Mid-day Extra: Will students miss Wikipedia today?
Jan 18, 2012
The Wikipedia website blackout, in protest to the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, might hurt some more than others.
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Out of work, but not out of options
Dec 30, 2011
Commentator Cecilia Marquez describes the experience of taking a risk to get a paycheck.
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New York schools could lose millions
Dec 29, 2011
New York threatens to strip some funding from struggling schools that don't install new systems for evaluating teachers. As states roll out new evaluation systems, teachers and administrators are often at odds over how to measure good teaching.
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