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Kline welcomes gainful-employment test rejection

Kline welcomes gainful-employment test rejection

“As these tough economic times continue, Americans are looking to proprietary colleges and vocational programs for the education and skills necessary to gain a competitive edge in a tight job market. The red tape and bureaucracy associated with the so-called ‘gainful employment’ regulation would have severely limited students’ academic options and made it impossible for…
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Notes in the Margins: Suicide, smoking and corporate values

Judge Strikes a For-Profit College Regulation A federal judge dismissed the Department of Education’s requirement that, for career-training schools to get federal aid, at least 35 percent of graduates must be repaying their student loans. (The New York Times) Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking Bans on use, advertising and sales of tobacco in…
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Brief relief, long-term questions on student loans

Brief relief, long-term questions on student loans

Congress may have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year, leaving students on edge over whether they'll face a similar increase next summer.

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Obama student loan plan deadline Saturday

President Barack Obama announced the plan in October. Borrowers can save up to half a percentage point on their interest rate through the program.

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Notes in the Margins: Deportation, loan forgiveness and the fear of God

College information website settles with states Attorneys general in 20 states announced a settlement over GIBill.com, a site that some say was misleading. (The Miami Herald via University Business) 1 Million People Show Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Act The act could mean major changes for college graduates with loan burdens. (U.S. News & World Report) Immigration…
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MnSCU penalized for waste violations

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has penalized the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for hazardous waste violations at two schools.

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State: MnSCU fined for hazardous waste violations

This announcement just in from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: MnSCU penalized for hazardous waste violations in St. Cloud, Brainerd The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has penalized the Minnesota State Colleges and University System (MnSCU) for hazardous waste violations at St. Cloud Technical & Community College in St. Cloud and Central Lakes College in…
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What a Brookings fellow told MPR about the student-loan interest rate debate

What a Brookings fellow told MPR about the student-loan interest rate debate

Here’s a rough transcript of this morning’s Daily Circuit segment on the deal reached in Congress over the student-loan interest rate battle. It would extend the 3.4 percent rate another year, thus avoiding the doubling of the rate to 6.8 percent July 1. (You may remember U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison’s stance on interest rates, which…
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Notes in the Margins: Pells, college boards and saving vo-tech education

Trying to save vocational education Many American adolescents don’t want to go to college. They reject as boring and aggravating the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and other college-level courses offered to them in high school. Yet, they need reading, writing, math and time-management skills for good jobs or trade school slots when they graduate. How can they be…
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Congress reaches deal on student loan legislation

Congress reaches deal on student loan legislation

Congress reached a deal this week that will prevent student loan interest rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent for the next year. With another temporary fix from Congress, what happens in a year from now?

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