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December 23, 2012
Source: Newsvine
Each showed the ability to do college work, even excel at it. But the need to earn money brought one set of strains, campus alienation brought others, and ties to boyfriends not in school added complications.
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December 23, 2012
Source: Examiner.com
What does the IRS consider to be qualified higher education expenses? In part one of this series we learned that Coverdell education savings account (ESAs) were created with the exclusive purpose of paying the qualified education expenses of an individual who is the designated beneficiary of the tr
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December 23, 2012
Source: EzineArticles
Have you ever noticed that many of your friends from high school still view you as the kid you were in elementary school or middle school? You know you've changed, and they "say" they know you've changed, but yet they still view you in the same way? Let's face it, it's inevitable because, with age
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December 23, 2012
Source: Tampa Bay Times
The real crisis in American higher education is that our best colleges never see a large chunk of our smartest students. In an important recent study, the economists Caroline Hoxby and Christopher Avery found that very few high achievers from low-income families ever apply to top colleges, and that
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December 23, 2012
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GALVESTON, Texas -- Angelica Gonzales marched through high school in Goth armor -- black boots, chains and cargo pants -- but undermined her pose of alienation with a place on the honor roll.
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December 22, 2012
Source: StarTribune.com
Five of the six school districts serving Washington County residents have reported increases in minority student enrollment, according to preliminary state Department of Education data.
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December 22, 2012
Source: About.com
College Bowl Schedules, Teams, Locations, Ticket Information and Trip Planning
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December 22, 2012
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Reform education spending There will be a lot of talk during the 2013 session of the Utah Legislature about public education. Gov. Gary Herbert has already laid the groundwork with his budget recommendation, which would channel about two-thirds of the state’s expected revenue increase into the clas
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December 21, 2012
Source: Connecticut CT - AmericanTowns.com
NORWALK, Conn. – Nine girls from the Norwalk-based Beachside Soccer Club have made commitments to join college programs. Six other Beachside girls are also planning to play college soccer.
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December 21, 2012
Source: BET
Are colleges shrewdly calculating Black students' worth?
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