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Friday, April 5, 2013

Humans can identify distant galaxies but have not yet solved the "enormous mystery" of the human brain, according to Barack Obama. Words in the News: 5 April 2013

CONGRESSIONAL INACTION COULD COST COLLEGE STUDENTS

Monday, April 1, 2013

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ASSOCIATED PRESS. MARCH 29, 2013. Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans. The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, just …Continue reading »

In State of the Union, Closer Ties Between Education, Job Readiness

Sunday, February 17, 2013

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. FEBRUARY 13, 2013. The themes of job creation and the growth of a strong middle class took center stage in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. But as he acknowledged, the jobs …Continue reading »

Obama’s expanded preschool plan likely to be costly

Friday, February 15, 2013

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EDSOURCE. FEBRUARY 14, 2013. President Barack Obama has yet to issue any cost estimates for his proposal to expand access to preschool for 4-year-olds, but there is one certainty should Congress approve the program: It will be expensive. California currently …Continue reading »

Double trouble: House GOP eyes default, shutdown

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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POLITICO. JANUARY 13, 2013. House Republicans are seriously entertaining dramatic steps, including default or shutting down the government, to force President Barack Obama to finally cut spending by the end of March. The idea of allowing the country to default …Continue reading »

Bill aids veterans’ queries about college

Thursday, January 3, 2013

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USA TODAY. JAN 1, 2013. On Sunday, the House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 4057) that will provide student veterans using their Post-9/11 GI Bill with much-needed information about the colleges and institutions to which they apply. The bill …Continue reading »

Can President Obama and Mitch McConnell overcome bad blood?

Friday, November 30, 2012

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Politico – November 29, 2012 Shortly before Thanksgiving, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a blunt message in a private phone call to President Barack Obama: You won only four out of 120 Kentucky counties and lost many senators’ home …Continue reading »

Federal Student Lending Swells

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Wall Street Journal - November 28, 2012 The federal lending program designed to make college education available to everyone is creating a pile of debt so large it is fanning worries that it has become too easy to borrow too much. …Continue reading »

ICYMI: Steve Gunderson’s Op-Ed in Roll Call

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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In case you missed it, Roll Call published an op-ed by former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). The op-ed discusses the important role of private sector colleges and universities and calls …Continue reading »

California just became a one-party state.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Reuters – November 8, 2012 Governor Jerry Brown and his Democratic allies on Tuesday won a mandate that might be the envy of President Barack Obama, turning the nation’s bluest state into one in which Democrats will likely have all …Continue reading »

Posts Tagged with "Barack Obama"

Words in the News

CONGRESSIONAL INACTION COULD COST COLLEGE STUDENTS

In State of the Union, Closer Ties Between Education, Job Readiness

Obama’s expanded preschool plan likely to be costly

Double trouble: House GOP eyes default, shutdown

Bill aids veterans’ queries about college

Can President Obama and Mitch McConnell overcome bad blood?

Federal Student Lending Swells

ICYMI: Steve Gunderson’s Op-Ed in Roll Call

California just became a one-party state.

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