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Where student loans are most delinquent

Click on the map to see state-level information on student loan delinquencies and balances. Nearly 12% of student loans are at least 90 days delinquent, according to new federal data. But borrowers in some states are having more trouble paying … Continue reading

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Class of 2013 grads are $35,200 in debt

Members of the class of 2013 are graduating with an average $35,200 in college-related debt The class of 2013 is in for a rude awakening this graduation season. Between ballooning student loans, credit cards and money owed to family members, … Continue reading

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Education budget upto 4pc by 2018: PML-N

Posted by Muhammad Iqbal 569 ISLAMABAD: All the political parties in their manifestos have focused on reforms in education sector to a larger extent for the first time in the history with commitments to enhance education budget upto 4 percent … Continue reading

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Special education faces dilemma

Inside the “sensory room” at Pequea Elementary School, all is calm — by design. Here, students with autism or similar disorders can escape the classroom cacophony. Kids can crawl through gauzy colored tubes, relax in a rope swing, dig in … Continue reading

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Education Sector estimated at $44.9b in GCC

(MENAFN – Arab Times) 4 million students enrol every year in basic education in region. A report issued by KFH-Research noted that the volume of education market in the GCC is 45 billion of total volume of the MENA region … Continue reading

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Where student loans are delinquent

CNN — The average college graduate from the Class of 2013 has about $35,000 in student loan and credit card debt. If they live in certain states, they might not have to pay back those loans. Nearly 12 percent of … Continue reading

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RI's Cicilline pushing 3 bills on student loans

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island U.S. Rep. David Cicilline is co-sponsoring three bills designed to maintain low interest rates on student loans, hoping to prevent young people from ending up with excessive debt. Cicilline announced Saturday that the proposals … Continue reading

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Millions miss chance to lighten loan burden

DAYTON, Ohio – Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loans – a total that surpasses credit card debt – but millions who are past due on their payments are not taking advantage of a federal program designed to … Continue reading

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GCC investments in digital education programs rising

Digital education programs being introduced to schools in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE will have a positive long-term effect on students, says the regional president of Pearson, the world’s leading education company. GCC governments’ expenditure on education as a … Continue reading

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Education provision muddies Kan. budget talks

Kansas education advocates said they were surprised by a provision added to the 2014 state budget banning the spending of any money to implement the national Common Core standards for math and reading.    The provision mirrors language of a bill … Continue reading

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