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Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act: Why Can't Students Pay the Same Interest Rates as Big Banks?
Medha Chandorkar in Education 8 hours ago
With interest rates on student loans set to double on July 1 and neither party doing much about, Representative Elizabeth Warren wants the country to invest in education as much as big banks.
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MOOCs: Will Online Courses Help More Students Stay in School?
Ope Bukola in Education 9 hours ago
Critics of massive online open courses (MOOCs) are right not to prematurely praise online education, yet online certification programs could help some students stay in school.
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Jann Wenner Son: The American Dream Is Dead, and Nepotism Killed It
Sean McElwee in Education 2 days ago
Has meritocracy died in America? The numbers indicate it may have.
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The Easiest Way to Fix Our Education System: Tell Entrepreneurs to Do Their Homework
Barbara Kurshan in Education 2 days ago
Everyone from Rupert Murdoch to Bill Gates is looking for a quick fix for the problems plaguing our education system, but they'd do well to remember what they learned in school before they begin.
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Poorly Paid Hero Teachers in Oklahoma Risk Their Lives to Save Students From Tornado
John Mathew in Education 2 days ago
The teachers in Oklahoma have proved that selflessness persevere's in the wake of tragedy. Why is it that these heroes are among the lowest paid in the nation?
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Watch This 9-Year-Old Totally Own the Politicians Who Want to Close His School
Elizabeth Plank in Education 3 days ago
This 3rd grader just gave the best speech you've ever seen.
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Obama Made $51 Billion On the Backs Of Broke College Students
Johnathen Duran in Education 3 days ago
While students suffer under crushing debt, a possible economic destabalizer, President Obama and the department of education are raking in billions in loan repayments. Fair or Fail?
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This Pregnant Teacher Was Fired For Having Premarital Sex
Christine Salek in Education 4 days ago
The teacher's school, which is associated with the Southern Baptist denomination, canned Tiarra Dawson for having sex before marriage.
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