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In a tight labor market, some companies offer student loan repayment help as a perk

by Carrie Jung
Feb 27, 2019
Some companies are starting to include student loan repayment programs in their benefits packages.
About 60 percent of those who went to college had to take out student loans to pay for it. 
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Downsizing hits legal education

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 21, 2019
As enrollment declines and the job market for lawyers stagnates, some law schools are struggling to keep the lights on.
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Jan 22, 2019
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LA teachers are striking against the school district, but it is the state that controls the purse strings

by Ben Bradford
Jan 14, 2019
California is unusual in that the bulk of education funding comes from the state budget
Thousands of teachers march in the rain through Los Angeles on Monday, on the first day of the first teachers strike in 30 years targeting the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Applying to college amid the Harvard admissions lawsuit

by Justin Ho
Jan 10, 2019
High school students weigh in on admissions policies and race as the college application season comes to a close.
A prospective student enters the Harvard University Admissions Building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Early admissions gets a second, and sometimes third, round

by Erika Beras
Jan 7, 2019
This fall saw college applications go out, and for some lucky students, early admissions letters came in. If students accept, the contracts are binding. The rest of the applicants? They have to wait until the spring to find out their fates. But increasingly, colleges have a second round. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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Despite free college tuition, low-income students struggle with living expenses

by Shalina Chatlani
Dec 11, 2018
Tuition is free. Then come the books, rent and food.
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At some Bronx public schools, 1 in 5 students are homeless

by Julia Simon
Nov 20, 2018
NYC schools plan to spend $28 million on personnel, services for homeless students.
Social worker Carol Graham and Principal Danielle Keane at PS/MS 5 in the Bronx. With more than 700 kids from preschool through 8th grade, more than 150 are in temporary housing.
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Higher-ed tech programs helped to lure Amazon

by Amy Scott
Nov 14, 2018
Colleges and universities producing a pipeline of talent were a significant draw.
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U.S. colleges and universities are increasingly competing for international students

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 13, 2018
As colleges and universities around the globe put out the welcome mat for college and grad students from abroad, attracting those students is increasingly a marketing headache for schools in the U.S. Questions about racism, visas and the vibe on campus are suppressing international student enrollment here. The loss of revenue is hurting schools and […]
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