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The Choice: The President as College Counselor

The president speaks about tuition tax credits, student loans, the need for new teachers and the critical role of community colleges.
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Economic Scene: Cut Waste or Invest? Try Both

President Obama wants to ensure investments that help the economy. The G.O.P. wants the government not to waste money. Education offers a chance for both sides.
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The Learning Network: A Ruling on the Health Care Law

6 Q's About the News | What is the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, and how did a federal judge apply it to the Obama health care law?
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The Learning Network: Should Sarah Palin Run for President?

Student Opinion | How would you compare the former Alaska governor with some of the other potential Republican contenders for the 2012 presidential nomination?
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The Learning Network: What Would You Ask President Obama?

Student Opinion | What should Jon Stewart have asked the president on "The Daily Show"?
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For-Profit Schools Lobby to Avoid Proposed Federal Aid Rule (Washington Post)

"Companies that run colleges and trade schools for profit are mounting a full-tilt, high-dollar campaign against an Obama administration effort to tighten rules for their access to federal aid," the Washington Post reports. "This month, industry executives are beginning a round of private meetings with senior Education Department officials to argue their case."
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Much has been said recently about the value of a college degree. One of President Barack Obama ’s goals for public education is to increase the number of students attending college and graduating with a bachelor’s degree. This also is a goal of Dr. Deb Delisle, Ohio’s superintendent of public instruction. The College Board Advocacy and Policy Center released a report that details the benefits of ...
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White House Initiative Spearheads Summit on Latino Academic Excellence (Diverse)

"Education leaders gathered in Washington on Monday and Tuesday to share best practices and strategize about ways to increase education access for Hispanic-Americans and help reach President Barack Obama's goal to significantly increase college graduation rates by 2020," Diverse reports. "One of the summit's moderators challenged attendees to take advantage of the many grant opportunities available from the federal government as a way to work around some of the budget cuts their communities are facing."
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Education initiative has eye on Latino vote

Two weeks before elections in which Democrats in several states are nervous that depressed turnout by Latino voters could cost them their jobs, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order to improve Hispanic children's educational opportunities.
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Money For College: Obama Grants For Moms

In his 2007 Reclaiming the American Dream speech, Obama stated, "We need to put a college education within reach of every American. That's the best investment we can make in our future." With the measures he has taken to this point, ...
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