The Washington Post Company’s Kaplan Inc. unit suspended enrollment on Friday at its campuses in Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Riverside, Calif., where undercover investigators for the Government Accountability Office found deceptive practices by admissions officials.
At a Senate hearing on Wednesday on recruitment at for-profit colleges, a G.A.O. report, accompanied by videos, described deceptive or fraudulent practices at each of 15 campuses visited, two of which were Kaplan campuses. At Kaplan College in Pembroke Pines, for
DEFENDER OF THE DEAL Senator Michael F. Bennet of Colorado, above, who as superintendent of schools in 2008 recommended the financing, said no one could have predicted the financial crisis that caused it to go sour.
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DEFENDER OF THE DEAL Senator Michael F. Bennet of Colorado, above, who as superintendent of schools in 2008 recommended the financing, said no one could have predicted the financial crisis that caused it to go sour.
Denver’s budgetary woes were made worse by a complex transaction that went sour in the financial crisis.

Kaplan Suspends Enrollment at 2 Campuses

The for-profit college, which is owned by The Washington Post Company, suspended enrollment at two of its campuses.

Corporate Funds Aid Centers Tied to Lawmakers

Nearly a dozen lawmakers have been honored by university endowments financed in part by corporations with business before Congress.

Senate Votes $26 Billion for States and Schools

The money is to prevent the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers and government workers. Senators also allocated $600 million to strengthen border security.
Joel I. Klein, the chancellor, invoked emergency powers.

Chancellor Declares Emergency to Sidestep State Ruling and Expand Charter School

The Girls Preparatory Charter School expanded into space that had been devoted to autistic children.
Justin Hudson used his graduation speech at Hunter College High School to challenge the admissions process for the school.

Diversity Debate Convulses Elite High School

The principal at Hunter College High School quit under pressure after a graduation speech criticized admissions.

Education Department Deals Out Big Awards

The Department of Education announced winners in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation. About 1,700 groups applied for grants.