Kaplan Suspends Enrollment at 2 Campuses
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: August 6, 2010
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
Exotic Deals Put Denver Schools Deeper in Debt
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
David Zalubowski/Associated Press
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
By TAMAR LEWIN
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
By ERIC LIPTON
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
By CARL HULSE
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.
Chancellor Declares Emergency to Sidestep State Ruling and Expand Charter School
By SHARON OTTERMAN
The Girls Preparatory Charter School expanded into space that had been devoted to autistic children.
Diversity Debate Convulses Elite High School
By SHARON OTTERMAN
The principal at Hunter College High School quit under pressure after a graduation speech criticized admissions.
Education Department Deals Out Big Awards
By SAM DILLON
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.
