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The Crushing Burden of Student Debt
One of my favorite moments of Occupy Wall Street was the second or third night.... There’s this guy, he’s playing a carnival barker, and he says, “Step right up! …
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Scams and Frauds (Plus George W. Bush and Michelle Rhee) at Upcoming Subprime College Conference in Vegas
Republic Report previously reported that former President George W. Bush will be speaking at the annual meeting of APSCU, the leading association of for-profit colleges, on June 22 at the Mandalay Bay …
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AT&T, Feds Neglect Low-Price Mandate Designed to Help Schools
At the dawn of the Internet era, Congress set out to avert a digital divide between rich and poor students. In a landmark bill, lawmakers required the nation’s phone …
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A “Simple Fix” for School Curriculum (and It’s Not Common Core)
For more than 20 years, in language as strong as the editors of mainstream media will allow, I’ve been slamming the stupidities of the education “reforms” dreamed up by …
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Undergrads May Fail Critical-Thinking Test, but Academia Is Failing Them
The two professors sat in front of me, making conversation before the talk. The speaker's title slide already projected on the wall ahead: "What (if anything) are undergraduates learning …
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Conservative Group Club for Growth to Congress: Let Student Loan Rates Double
The House will vote today on a bill to prevent the interest rate on government-backed student loans from doubling. Both Republicans and Democrats support the extension on the lower …
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The GOP’s Death Wish: Why Republicans Can’t Stop Pissing Off Hispanics, Women, and Young People
What are the three demographic groups whose electoral impact is growing fastest? Hispanics, women, and young people. Who are Republicans pissing off the most? Latinos, women, and young people. …
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Understanding Student Debt
Yesterday, the level of American student debt passed the trillion dollar mark. There was little mention of the milestone in the mainstream media, but the Occupy Student Debt Campaign …
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No End in Sight for Tuition Hike Dispute Between Quebec’s Government, University Students
Fortunately for English speakers following the now 11-weeks-long student protests in Quebec, the growing dissent against a 75 percent university tuition hike in Canada's francophone province comes with visual …
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Washington Post’s Kaplan and Other For-Profit Colleges Joined ALEC
Republic Report has learned that the Washington Post Company’s Kaplan for-profit college division, was, last year, a member of the controversial business advocacy group the American Legislative Exchange Council. …