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- States Pay to Train Workers, to Companies’ Benefit
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 09:30 AM -0800
Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect states to pay for training for factory workers in return for creating jobs.
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- Some Lenders to Students Face Greater U.S. Scrutiny
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 08:30 AM -0800
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking an in-depth look at some private companies offering loans because of their high default rates.
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- Colleges Slower to Branch Out Abroad
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 07:42 AM -0800
Universities have slowed their pace of opening branch campuses abroad, and shifted their attention from the Middle East to the Far East, a new survey found.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Fill-In | Nicki Minaj
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 07:27 AM -0800
Fill in the blanks in the first several paragraphs of this article from the Style section, "It's Nicki's World." Use your own words and phrases, or choose from a scrambled list of the words or...[more]
- The Choice Blog: Part 5: Answers on the Fafsa, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 07:13 AM -0800
Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college and the founder of FinAid.org, is answering questions from readers of The Choice about financial aid applications this week.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Student Contest Winners | The 2011 'Year in Rap'
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 05:46 AM -0800
432 submissions later, we announce the winners of our December rap lyrics contest. Congratulations!
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- Op-Ed Columnist: The Value of Teachers
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 05:35 AM -0800
A new study suggests a great teacher is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in increased earning power to students. It’s time to overhaul our education policy.
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- The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Should Charities Focus More on America?
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 03:43 AM -0800
Do you think American charities direct too much attention and funding abroad?
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- The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | 'Green Is Garnish'
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 01:49 AM -0800
Who finds following their dietary preferences to be a "constant struggle"?
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- The Texas Tribune: Texas Educators Encourage More Two-Year College Degrees and Vocational Training
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-12-2012 09:22 PM -0800
Texas leaders hope to make college educations more relatable to the real-life job market and encourage higher enrollment in two-year institutions.
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