higher education
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College Students, Parents Fight to Overcome Financial Burdens
Even with the euphoric feeling a college diploma, a significant number of graduates grapple with the accumulation of loans that…
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Betsy DeVos’ $5B Giveaway to For-Profit Colleges
Information is not the equivalent of rules that protect consumers or enforcement actions that hold bad actors accountable. Last year,…
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Simone Biles Starts Scholarship for Foster Kids
American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles recently began her new journey as a college student at the University…
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Maryland Becomes First State to Ban Scholarship Displacement
Maryland officially became the first state to ban scholarship displacement by public colleges.
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UNCF’s 5K for Education Returns
The preeminent organization responsible for millions of African-Americans receiving a higher education returns with their annual effort to keep the…
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ITT Tech Student Financial Aid at Risk, Calif. Closes 15 School Locations
As another school year gets underway, the Department of Education recently announced a series of actions to better protect taxpayers…
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CHAVIS: Lilly Endowment Funds Black Minds Matter
There is an old African proverb that says: “Where you put your wealth signifies where and how your life’s priorities…
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PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools
According to new test results released from the Office of the State Superintendent, the percentage of students at Ballou, Roosevelt…
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CROWELL: Remedies Needed to Reduce $175B Student Loan Delinquencies
As the cost of higher education has risen, students and their families have increasingly turned to student loans to cover…
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College Scholarships Help D.C.’s Most Vulnerable
Black male students from Wards 7 and 8 shared their stories on how they overcame bad neighborhoods and adversity to…
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