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Education Dept. Ranks Near Bottom in Survey of Federal Workplaces (Chronicle of Higher Education)

"In annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government, the Education Department ranked third from the bottom in the 'large agencies' category, scoring just above the National Archives and Records Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which tied for last," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
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College Bookstores Audited For Accuracy

The Department of Weights and Measures put 18 college bookstores to the test.
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Feds file new Arizona immigration lawsuit, this time to protect workers – Christian Science Monitor

Weasel Zippers (blog) Feds file new Arizona immigration lawsuit, this time to protect workers Christian Science Monitor The Justice Department alleges that an Arizona public college discriminated against immigrant job candidates. The case could pit states' rights against ... Justice Department Sues AZ Community College System Ms. Magazine Justice Department sues Arizona school system Politico KOLD News 13Justice Dept.
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Justice Department sues Arizona school system – Politico

Politico Justice Department sues Arizona school system Politico A student at Phoenix College who fears deportation due to her immigration status is shown. | AP Photo Close By SCOTT WONG | 8/31/10 12:03 PM EDT Updated: ... KOLD News 13Justice Department files lawsuit against Arizona college over ... KOLD-TV Maricopa Community Colleges Face US Lawsuit Over Hiring of Noncitizens Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog) Justice Dept. Suing County Junior Colleges KPHO Phoenix all 27 news articles
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UD debuts College of Education and Human Development : University …

31, 2010----In July, The University of Delaware welcomed the formation of a new college . The College of Education of Human Development (CEHD) is now home to two academic units, the School of Education (SOE) and the Department of Human ...
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Federal Student Aid Web Site Outages on Aug. 29

From 3:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. (ET) on Sunday, Aug. 29, the Department executed a maintenance activity that impacted several Department websites. The following websites were affected: CPS Web Applications Demo System; FAA Access to CPS Online (including ISIR Analysis Tool and R2T4 on the Web); FAFSA4caster; FAFSA on the Web; and Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment.
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Minnesota Company Will Manage California Student Loans

The U.S. Education Department has selected a Minnesota company, Education Credit Management Corporation, to manage California's federal student loan portfolio, The Sacramento Bee reported. The decision removes EdFund from the federal loan program. EdFund has managed California's federal loans but has been in a series of controversies with the state, with some officials wanting to sell the agency -- a move that is now blocked.
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Loan Servicing Information – New NSLDS Delinquent Borrower Report (DELQ01) and Web Page for Schools

The Department has posted to the NSLDS Professional Access website a report that provides delinquency information reported to the NSLDS by the four federal loan servicers -- FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA), Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., Nelnet, and Sallie Mae. The information is about borrowers' Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans that have been purchased by the Department of Education (commonly referred to as FFEL Purchased Loans) and are serviced by these servicers, as well as borrowers' Direct Loan information for Direct Loans that are serviced by these servicers.
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UNC Investigates Charges of Academic Misconduct by Tutor

Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said Thursday that a continuing inquiry into its football program had uncovered evidence of "possible academic misconduct" by a former undergraduate tutor and an as-yet-undetermined number of players. At a hastily called news conference last night, Chancellor Holden Thorp, clearly troubled by the burgeoning evidence of troubles in the Tar Heel sports program, said that the extent of the academic wrongdoing remained unclear. But he promised a thorough investigation by a team of faculty members and administrators. "Academic achievement and fairness are at the heart of the University of North Carolina and the Department of Athletics," said Thorp. "We are treating this issue with the seriousness that you would expect
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Higher Learning: Career education programs

The US Department of Education has proposed new rules to protect students and taxpayers from career education programs which charge high tuition rates but fail to deliver what they promise. But a number of student and consumer advocates are saying the rules don't go far enough to curb abuses by the career education industry. Here to talk about the issue is Peter Kerwin from the Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA).
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