| Washington Post to book $18M charge on Kaplan move |
The Washington Post Co. said Friday that it has halted new enrollments at nine Kaplan Higher education campuses and will consolidate operations of four campuses into other locations as part of its restructuring of the business.
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| "Parent power" film stirs hopes of education reform activists |
(Reuters) - education reform film "Won't Back Down" opened Friday to terrible reviews - and high hopes from activists who expect the movie to inspire parents everywhere to demand big changes in public schools. The drama stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a spirited mother who teams up with a passionate teacher to seize control of their failing neighborhood school, over the opposition of a self-serving teachers union. ...
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| Diplomas Elusive for Minorities |
Despite efforts by civil-rights leaders, education advocates, elected leaders, and private benefactors, the road to a higher education for blacks, Hispanics, and first-generation students is steep. College attainment for these groups remains elusive.
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| Student loan default figures show moderation |
New Department of education figures indicate the number of students struggling to pay back their loans is moderating. For-profit colleges continue to have the highest default rates but saw their numbers improve compared to last year.
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| High School Students Increasingly Use Social Media for College Search |
As high school students consider their college choices, social media is playing an integral part in the process. According to a recent survey of more than 7,000 high school students by Zinch, an online college and scholarship matching service run by Chegg, and Inigral, an education and technology company, 68 percent of respondents noted that they used social media to research schools.
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| Common Core Standards Are a 'Heavy Lift' for Districts, Educators |
Implementing the Common Core State Standards will be challenging--but not impossible--according to experts speaking in New York this week at the education Nation summit, part of an NBC News initiative.
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| Abbott says rising exec did not graduate college |
Abbott Laboratories says it repeatedly misstated the college education of senior executive Robert Gonzalez, who is soon slated to become CEO of its $18-billion-pharmaceutical spinoff.
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| Diversity Roundup: USDA Announces $1.33 Billion Discrimination Settlement |
High Court Prepares to Debate Affirmative Action: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that could potentially redefine the way higher education institutions consider race as part of its college admissions, the Washington Post reports. The case involves a white woman, Abigail Fisher, who alleges the University of Texas discriminated against her because of her race, leading her to lose her spot in the 2008 freshmen class.USDA Announces $1.33 Billion Discrimination Settlement: The U.S. ...
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| UT president: Texas can help control student costs |
 With rising tuition rates squeezing college students statewide, University of Texas President Bill Powers said Thursday that the state could help schools ease their burden with more consistent funding for higher education.
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| 5 Ways Students Use Technology to Cheat â€" What Parents Need to Know |
 Rebecca Levey is a co-founder of KidzVuz.com, a video review site by and for tweens. She writes about technology and education at Beccarama and is a White House Champion of Change for education. Follow her at @beccasara.
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