Youth Today
Posts By Elaine S. Povich
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For-Profit Colleges Intensify Lobbying on Proposed Rules
A year of congressional hearings, bad publicity, falling enrollments and federal rule modifications has led to major changes in the for-profit private...
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For-Profit Friends and Foes Duel on the Hill
In a politically charged Senate hearing room thick with dueling news releases and high-priced lobbyists, Sen. Tom Harkin said Thursday he will...
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Big Name For-Profit Colleges Identified as Those That Misled Students
Some of the biggest names in the for-profit college education business – University of Phoenix, Kaplan College and Westwood College among them...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Senators Seek More Financial Explanations from BGCA
Updated July 21, 2010 6 p.m. Three leading Republican senators are continuing to press the Boys & Girls Clubs of America about...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Summer Jobs Money Is Part of Jobless Benefits Bill Blocked in Senate
With the yet another congressional recess approaching, Congress missed another chance Thursday night to approve $1 billion in federal summer jobs program...
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Do Students Get Hurt by Fuzzy Credits?
Washington – With $100 billion in federal student loans and grants at stake, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Summer Jobs Funds Caught in Congressional Wrangling
Update: The House passed the $1 billion for summer jobs on Friday, May 28, but the Senate will not consider the bill...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Summer Jobs Funds Caught in Congressional Wrangling
About $1 billion for summer jobs for the nation’s youth is still hung up in Congress over disputes on unrelated measures –...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Congress: Dithering on Summer Jobs
With Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer job season, rapidly approaching, Congress is still dithering over allocating money for seasonal...
