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Historical Society hails a century of Flying A

August 14, 2011

Story and photos by Robert Sanchez LA MESA--Marking the 100th anniversary of American Film Manufacturing Company's arrival to La Mesa Springs, the La Mesa Historical Society along with Mayor Art Madrid...

DOE implements program to show true costs of colleges

early June 30, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday, June 29,  released several College Affordability and Transparency Lists as part of its effort to help students make informed...

U.S. workforce may face deficit of college graduates in next decade

June 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)-- Just as the nation's economy is demanding that more workers have some postsecondary education or training, the traditional source of such workers - high school graduates...

More Hispanic students completing high school

June 9, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) -- Proportionately more young Hispanic adults are completing high school and fewer are dropping out than were doing so a decade ago, according to an analysis of enrollment...

Tougher rules urged for for-profit colleges

June 7, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--The United States Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) issued the following statement concerning Department of Education rules concerning the eligibility of for-profit...

New penalties announced for for-profit colleges that fail to produce jobs for students

June 3, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--Tthe Obama Administration on Thursday released final regulations requiring career college programs to better prepare students for "gainful employment" or risk losing...

Commentary: Grants and scholarships help wealthy students, but few low-income ones

June 2, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--“Low-income students who have worked hard, played by the rules and done what’s been asked of them academically are not getting the support they need to pay for college,”...

Rutgers president to step down

May 31, 2011

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (USANN4)--The head of New Jersey’s largest higher education institution is stepping down.   The Star-Ledger reports that Richard L. McCormick will leave as president of Rutgers...

And you’ll get paid, pal

May 26, 2011

SAN JOSE, California (USANN4)--Twenty-four talented college students are getting rewarded for leaving school.   Peter Thiel (pron. TEEL), a co-founder of PayPal, will pay each of the 24 winners of his...

NCAA penalizes teams with low academic scores

May 25, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (USANN4)-- Major college basketball and football teams have been  penalized for poor academic performance.   The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has sanctioned...

State Department eases visa rules for Iranian students

May 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C (USANN4)--Iranian students will have an easier time going to school here in the U.S.   This comes after the State Department announced it is changing its visa rules for them.   The...

UF okays students appearing on ‘Jersey Shore’

May 20, 2011

GAINESVILLE, Florida (USANN4)--The University of Florida won’t be punishing students for participating in the filming of Jersey Shore.   TMZ reported earlier that the school sent an e-mail to students...

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