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Student loans cause rise in bankruptcy

Student-loan debt is pushing an increasing number of young people and their parents toward bankruptcy, according to a survey released Tuesday. More than four-fifths of bankruptcy attorneys say they’ve seen a notable jump in the number of potential clients with … Continue reading

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Local students struggle less with debt

A nationwide survey of bankruptcy attorneys unveiled this week found that more than four out of five saw more clients struggling with student-loan debt over the past four years. About half saw that number increase “drastically,” the survey says. Almost … Continue reading

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Florida offers look at problems with education law (AP)

MIAMI – By almost any measure, Norma Butler Bossard Elementary is a top performing school in Miami: It has consistently been rated an `A’ by the state, and students have achieved high scores on Florida’s standardized math and reading exams. … Continue reading

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Nazi Flag in Marine Photo Shows Need for History Education (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | A spokeswoman has insisted a controversial photo of Marine sniper scouts in Afghanistan with a flag bearing the Nazi Waffen SS emblem is the result of naivete and the Marines will not be punished, reports The Atlantic Wire. … Continue reading

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No Child Left Behind Waiver States Need a Success Plan (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | Ten states were granted waivers from the requirements of No Child Left Behind, according to CNN. The states are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee. The waivers were granted in exchange for … Continue reading

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No Child Left Behind waivers: five ways education will change (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Audit: ND university awarded unearned degrees (AP)

BISMARCK, N.D. – Facing pressure to bring in more students as North Dakota’s booming oil industry made it tougher to coax new high school graduates into college, Dickinson State University began looking overseas to boost its enrollment. China, which sends … Continue reading

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Nazi Flag in Marine Photo Shows Need for History Education (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | A spokeswoman has insisted a controversial photo of Marine sniper scouts in Afghanistan with a flag bearing the Nazi Waffen SS emblem is the result of naivete and the Marines will not be punished, reports The Atlantic Wire. … Continue reading

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Audit: ND university awarded unearned degrees (AP)

BISMARCK, N.D. – Facing pressure to bring in more students as North Dakota’s booming oil industry made it tougher to coax new high school graduates into college, Dickinson State University began looking overseas to boost its enrollment. China, which sends … Continue reading

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Student loans may launch for RTC's aerospace training

By Maida SuljevicWNPA Olympia News Bureau For students enrolled in aerospace-industry courses at Renton Technical College, a bill proposed in the Legislature to extend the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program (ALP), if passed, could alleviate some of the stress of … Continue reading

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