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Aug 23

Twitter chat: How do we solve the student debt crisis?

By Vic Pasquantonio

To dig into the student debt crisis and discuss possible solutions, join the PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 24 along with leading education voices.

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Aug 22

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Purdue invests in students’ futures with new model of financing

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College graduation can be a time of financial anxiety. But Purdue University is offering students a new way to pay for their degrees: Students get funding when they agree to pay back the university a percentage of their future earnings,…

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Aug 22

Georgia students drop out with high debt despite state surplus

By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

More than half a billion dollars in surplus lottery funds, meant for Georgia’s college students, is sitting unused in the state’s coffers even as many drop out of school, unable to afford to continue.

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Aug 09

Education Secretary DeVos says she should have decried racism ‘more forcefully’

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

DeVos, who marks six months in office this week, alienated many African-Americans in February when she described historically black colleges as "real pioneers when it comes to school choice."…

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Aug 01

Report: Justice Department plans to target affirmative action

By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

The Trump administration plans to investigate and sue colleges and universities over admissions practices.

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Jul 05

Ahead of retirement wave, some states fill jobs with apprenticeships

By Sophie Quinton, Stateline

While President Donald Trump and state lawmakers around the country extol the benefits of apprenticeships — and put money behind grants and tax credits to encourage private sector companies to offer them — some state agencies are creating their own…

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Feb 09

Would this new idea help students manage the college affordability crisis?

By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report

A tuition cooperative is a new idea aimed at tempting colleges to give discounts: Students interested in the same field of study or training could band together, pool resources and commit to a school as a group, lowering costs.

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Feb 08

San Francisco becomes first city to offer free community college tuition to all residents

By Dave Berndtson

The new program comes as several other jurisdictions, including the states of New York and Rhode Island, are considering free tuition programs.

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Feb 08

GOP lawmakers to meet with leaders of black colleges

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to ensure funding for HBCUs, which have been pushing for more high-level attention from leaders in Washington, D.C.

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Feb 02

Experts don’t know how many students are prepared for college. Here’s why that matters

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

Experts say better data is needed to know if reforms are working.

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