For-profit education industry: What you should know before you vote
Because elections do have consequences, voters need to seek out more of the facts about for-profit education Read More
For-profit colleges place investors, profits over students: Senate report
Investigation finds “overwhelming documentation of overpriced tuition, predatory recruiting practices, sky-high dropout rates” Read More
President Obama talks college affordability at University of Michigan
President's plan includes federal grant program and low interest loans. Read More
Protect the Future, Protect Pell Grants
Even as millions of unemployed Americans are looking to higher education as a way to retool their skills and get back to work, it seems that some Congressional leaders are determined to make it more difficult for low-income students to attend and pay for college. Read More
New Regulations for For-Profit Colleges Aim to Relieve Crushing Student Debt
New regulations for for-profit colleges will make aid dependent on outcomes, debt burdens. Read More
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Retired 103-year-old teacher never misses an election
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What We're Reading
- 05/21/2013 "Indiana School Board Association reps decry level of state funding for public education" – The Times of Northwest Indiana
- 05/21/2013 "Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position" - Tampa Bay Times
- 05/21/2013 "Teachers earn pensions" – AZ Central
- 05/22/2013 "Teachers: Heroes in a crisis–but otherwise under fire’" – MSNBC
- 5/22/13 "The courage of teachers" --CNN Opinion
