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Texas Conservatives Win Vote on Textbook Standards

Because the state is one of the largest buyers of textbooks, the changes approved by the Texas School Board will have a broad influence.
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Can Our Son Use My Husband's GI Bill Benefits For College …

I looked at the websites for the California and New Hampshire Departments of Veterans Affairs, and I don't believe either state has any education benefits available for dependents of veterans, unless the service member was disabled or ...
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More California youth applying to out-of-state universities, say… – San Jose Mercury News

More California youth applying to out-of-state universities, say... San Jose Mercury News It projects that by 2025, 41 percent of the state's jobs will require a college degree — but only 35 percent of California adults will have one. ... and more
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Budget Plan Will Require University Reports of Stem Cell Use

A state Senate budget plan to trim 3% from Michigan's public universities during the next fiscal year, reducing state funding by $48 million, would require those that conduct embryonic stem cell research to report to the state by Dec. 1 how many human embryo stem cells they’ve received, created, stored and used for research.
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Va. college leaders weigh in on discrimination – Washington Post (blog)

Va. college leaders weigh in on discrimination Washington Post (blog) Robert F. McDonnell issued a directive reaffirming that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not allowed in the state workforce, college ... and more
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Iowa State May Change Policy for Dismissing Tenured Faculty

Iowa State University is considering a change in its policy on the dismissal of tenured faculty members, The Omaha World-Herald reported. Currently, tenured faculty members may be dismissed only in cases of "extraordinary financial crisis," but a proposed change would also permit dismissals if their programs are eliminated. The change is being considered as more colleges violate the standards of the American Association of University Professors by dismissing tenured faculty members without declaring "financial exigency."
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Utah Tuitions Likely to Rise 10 Percent

Utah college students can expect to pay about 10 percent more in tuition next year as lawmakers continue a long-standing trend of transferring the cost of higher education from the state onto students and their families.
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Ohio State Janitor Who Shot Bosses and Himself Had Complained of Treatment and Was to Be Fired

An Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors, one fatally, and then killed himself had complained that he was being treated unfairly, though records show he slept on the job and was late to work during his probation.
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16% rise in undergrads on California’s state campuses predicted – Los Angeles Times

AsiaOne 16% rise in undergrads on California's state campuses predicted Los Angeles Times The report also said that if the state does not fully fund enrollment for the three college systems, at least to 2008-09 levels, as many as 277000 students ... Report: Colleges will need $1.5B more in 2019 Bizjournals.com UC System Overload: 16 Percent Enrollment Increase Expected Huffington Post (blog) California College Tuition Comparable to Other States My California Degree Chico News & Review all 52 news articles
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Dreams for a better future, crushed (WTOC 11 Savannah)

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Years of hitting the books, hard work, and dreams for careers, may be all for nothing for some college students. We've had several calls from students at Armstrong Atlantic State University; upset and outraged, claiming the school has cut their programs.
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