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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Student Aid on the Web

studentaid.ed.gov - The information below describes the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan for federal student loans. It includes the IBR eligibility requirements, the benefits of IBR, an IBR payment calculator, and so...
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Student Aid on the Web

studentaid.ed.gov - The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) began offering Special Direct Consolidation Loans to eligible borrowers in January 2012. This is a short-term consolidation opportunity, ending Jun...
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Student Aid on the Web

studentaid.ed.gov - The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness ...
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Keeping Student Interest Rates Low

whitehouse.gov - If Congress doesn’t act soon, more than 7.4 million students will see the interest rates on their subsidized Stafford loans double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1. Taking out Stafford Loa...
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National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing

timeoutfromtesting.org - WHEREAS, our nation's future well-being relies on a high-quality public education system that prepares all students for college, careers, citizenship and lifelong learning, and strengthens the nati...
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More mistakes on New York State tests

nydailynews.com - Just days after scrapping a puzzling question about a pineapple on state reading exams, New York education officials have admitted to mistakes on the math test, too.Both the fourth and eighth grade...
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ALEC Politicians - SourceWatch

sourcewatch.org - From SourceWatchLearn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite our laws.ALEC Politicians: ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, behind clo...
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Courthouse News Service

courthousenews.com - A Fairly Strong Claim of Discrimination      PHOENIX (CN) - A black, Jewish principal claims a charter school fired her after subjecting her to intolerable treatment: setting up a Holocaust exhibit...
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Islam and the Free Market of Privatized Education:

btownerrant.com - [Sit back and feast on this cornucopia of "insider-trading" in Indiana Education.  Is it just me or is there just an odd linguistic "reality" called forth in this partnership?  "Indian(a)" and "Tur...
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Do You Have Klout? Employers Want To Know

forbes.com - Employers may be looking at your online influence when making hiring decisions Do you know your how you rank on social media? Next time you show up to a job interview, you might find out. Wired has...
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http://www.southbronxschool.com

southbronxschool.com - Did ya read David Brooks' column last week in The New York Times? In the immortal words of Carl Spackler, I had to laugh. It just shows how out of touch the people who think they are on the cutting...
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Speaker: House to vote Friday on student loans

boston.com - WASHINGTON—The House will vote Friday on a Republican bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, paid for by cutting money from President Barack Obama's heal...
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Wal-Mart Stores - SourceWatch

sourcewatch.org - From SourceWatch (Redirected from Wal-Mart)Learn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite our laws.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has more than 2500 stores in the U.S. plus 585 Sam's Clubs. It is the world'...
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Wal-Mart and ALEC: Time to End Ties

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wal-Mart and ALEC: Time to End Ties: Why Hasn't Wal-Mart Dropped ALEC, Too?Your Take: Time for nation's largest retailer to end ties to group behind "Stand your ground" law.By: Bill Fletcher Jr. | ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscience « InterACT

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscience « InterACT: Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscienceby David B. CohenBruce Springsteen (image by GabboT, used by permission, via Flickr)Tonight, I’ll be amo...
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Student Aid on the Web

studentaid.ed.gov - Your source for free information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
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More mistakes on New York State tests

nydailynews.com - Just days after scrapping a puzzling question about a pineapple on state reading exams, New York education officials have admitted to mistakes on the math test, too.Both the fourth and eighth grade...
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