By Mara Lee, Hartford (Conn.) Courant Friday, April 22, 2011 Earning a college degree is still the best way to avoid unemployment. But the number of recent college grads who can’t find work, or who can find only part-time retail or restaurant jobs that don’t require an education, grew by more than 70 percent over [...]
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Henderson family struggles with job loss, foreclosure threat
Tera Burbank and her husband, John Clark, are construction workers who have been out of work for more than a year. The Henderson residents live off unemployment and student loans. View full post on All Stories
Toward A More Multicultural Curriculum
Education Officials Think Change In Approach Would Improve Student Achievement Hoping to make students more competitive in an increasingly diverse workforce and global economy, the state Board of Education discussed urging local school boards and teachers to take a more culturally responsive approach to education. View full post on All Stories
Student protests build as MPs debate tuition fees rise
As parliament votes on higher tuition fees thousands of students are marching in London and Edinburgh. Follow the latest here. Send us your news: @peterwalker99 peter.walker@guardian.co.uk Follow the political developments on Andrew Sparrow’s live blog 2.58pm: It seems there is at least one idiot on the march. Adam Gabbatt tweets to say : This was [...]
UniversityDecisions.com’s The Success Yearbook® Helps College Graduates Pay Off Loans
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — UniversityDecisions.com, a research and resource focused website for potential college students, is helping recent college graduates pay down student loans while highlighting the benefits of getting a college education. On December 1st 2010, Universit View full post on All Stories
Web site: Help pay my student loans
TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 25 (UPI) — A New Jersey woman struggling to pay her $200,000 in student loan debt has started a Web site to ask for help. View full post on All Stories
Cal State trustees approve 15% tuition increase
Funds from the two-step hike will be used to add enrollment and classes, officials say. But students say they will be forced to take out additional student loans or defer their educations. As dozens of students protested, the California State University governing board Wednesday approved a two-step, 15% increase in tuition, saying it would use [...]
MI Assistant Attorney General Fired For Harassing Gay Student
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Lansing, MI, United States (AHN) – Michigan removed its assistant attorney general, Andrew Shirvell, on Monday for attacking a gay student leader, actions that had prompted condemnation from local officials and the University of Michigan to ban the state official from campus Shirvell, 30, was fired after a two-day [...]
Student loans push consumer credit up
Consumer borrowing increased in September for the first time since January even though the category that includes credit cards dropped for a record 25th-straight month. The rise in credit came from the category that includes student loans. View full post on All Stories
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