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Student loan debt overwhelms college graduate
Dear Liz: I owe $75,000 in student loans. It took me seven years to graduate from college due to a car accident that happened during my second year. I am now 30 and doing all I can, working 12 to 14 hours a day, but I'm not making any headway. Most if not...Tags: Finance, Loans, Economy, Business and Finance, Liz Weston, Students
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L.A. Unified can apply for federal Race to the Top funds
For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives....
Tags: Politics, Teachers Unions, Finance, Charity, Academic Progress
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Student loan blues
Brenda Small didn't think twice about taking out student loans to pay for nursing school in the late 1980s. She figured she could easily pay off the $20,000 bill — until an injury a few years later left her permanently unable to work.
Her dreams of...Tags: Politics, Tuition Planning Services, Parent Organizations, Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Study finds setbacks for young autistic adults
CHICAGO — One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience or college or technical education nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities, including the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Science and Technology, Learning Disability, Autism, Health
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Community college failings: Don't shoot the messenger
Facts are stubborn things, and though throwing a hissy-fit in response to my Op-Ed article (“Community colleges' learning disability”) may give commenter "sportschic1900" some emotional satisfaction, it doesn't change the facts. The reader...
Tags: Education, Bleep (euphemism), Stony Brook University, Students, Teaching and Learning
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UCLA professor told not to link class material to anti-Israel campaign
L.A. NOWIn a situation that stirred questions about academic freedom, a UCLA professor has been asked not to link his class online syllabus in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department to a website that called for a boycott of Israel, according...... -
Four California schools recognized for going 'green'
L.A. NOWFour California schools were recognized on Monday by the U.S. Department of Education for their efforts in creating a “green” environment on their campuses.... -
Quick Takes: LACMA goes shopping
Sometimes bigger is better when buying art by committee. At this year's Collectors Committee weekend, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art bought $2.5 million worth of artwork to add to its permanent collection, including two larger-than-life works: a...Tags: Richard Burton, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Rauschenberg, Elizabeth Taylor, Sarah Jessica Parker
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Manhattan Beach school named one of the nation's 'greenest'
L.A. NOWAt Grand View Elementary School in Manhattan Beach, the quest to go “green” began five years ago.... -
How to make sure a for-profit private college meets your needs
For-profit private colleges promise to prepare students for employment in fields such as nursing, auto repair, computer technology or cosmetology. Although the programs work for some students, others have complained of paying high tuition to schools...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Medical Specialization, Students, Health, Teaching and Learning
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Students learn to help elderly cope with chronic conditions
At first it was easy enough to escort her mother to doctors' appointments, make sure her fridge was stocked and help her buy clothes. But as Nansea Clendenen's mother grew sicker, "it became very complicated," the daughter said. Were there enough oxygen...Tags: Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Students
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Rick Perry casts Mitt Romney as a greedy Wall Street 'vulture'
Rick Perry, the lone Republican campaigning for president Tuesday in South Carolina, likened Mitt Romney to a greedy Wall Street “vulture” who was indifferent to the plight of workers who lost their jobs in deals that enriched his investment...Tags: Republican Party, Newt Gingrich, Voting, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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