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Author Archives: Editor - Education News
Student loans chief Ed Lester to stand down
Mr Lester was paid through a company in order legally to reduce his liability for tax until ministers intervened in February this year. The Student Loans Company said his contract expires at the end of January next year and work … Continue reading
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Suu Kyi to make first foreign trip since 1988
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said on Thursday. The former political prisoner’s plan to leave … Continue reading
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FACT CHECK: Romney off on Obama’s love for unions
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation’s teachers’ unions and unable to stand up for reform, he glossed over four years of a relationship that has been anything but cozy. Obama has … Continue reading
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College Graduates and Unemployment: A Teacher’s Perspective
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A Finnish climber has died after falling some 2,000 feet while attempting to ski down a notoriously steep chute on Mount McKinley in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Thursday. Ilkka Uusitalo, 36, fell from … Continue reading
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Is College Still Worth It? Teachers React to Unemployment Statistics
For Ohio high school teacher S. Alexander Cooke, the end result of college shouldn’t be about the employment waiting after graduation. “The most successful college graduates use college to better themselves. Life is about more than a job, and education … Continue reading
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I Welcome Mitt Romney Using Education as a New Campaign Front
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A Finnish climber has died after falling some 2,000 feet while attempting to ski down a notoriously steep chute on Mount McKinley in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Thursday. Ilkka Uusitalo, 36, fell from … Continue reading
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Senate rejects GOP, Democrat plans on student loans
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students, pushing back efforts to resolve the election-season showdown until next month. … Continue reading
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Senate rejects GOP, Democratic plans on student loans
Posted at: 05/24/2012 10:53 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has rejected Democratic and Republican plans for averting a doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students. The election-season standoff means efforts to resolve the dispute … Continue reading
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Poll: Student Loans Doubling?
Poll: Student Loans Doubling? The Senate has rejected Democratic and Republican plans for averting a doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students. The election-season standoff means efforts to resolve the dispute will be delayed until … Continue reading
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Psst, students. Still hope for low-rate student loans, despite Senate balking
Without a fix, interest on some subsidized federal student loans would double to 6.8 percent starting July 1. But Thursday’s Senate votes are still just theater. Expect parties to haggle over the cash until June 29. By David Grant, Staff writer … Continue reading
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