All posts tagged "College & Careers"

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  America’s Job…Surplus?

  How can it be that today, in the midst of the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression and millions of...

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  New Analysis: 25 States Still Have Teen Unemployment Rates Above 25 Percent

  Half of the U.S. states have teen unemployment rates above 25 percent, reports the Employment Policies Institute, and its experts say an...

• Weekly Notes: More thoughts on Supreme Court case; resource for selling juvenile justice reform to GOP; and more

  ***The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in J.D.B. v North Carolina on Wednesday, a case that might change the rules for...

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  Police, Juveniles and Schools: Three Key Questions on Today’s Supreme Court Case

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in J.D.B. v North Carolina this morning, a case in which a 13-year-old was...

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  Education Department Clarifies Some For-Profit Rules

  The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter that clarifies new rules covering activities of for-profit colleges that go into effect...

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  House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’

  The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...

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  House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’

  The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  GED Exam Will Be Computerized before New Version is Unveiled in 2014

  A computer-based version of the GED will be available at testing centers in four states by next year and likely will likely...

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  ‘Gainful Employment’ Contacts Prompt SEC, IG Probes

  Charges of possible insider trading involving planned Department of Education rules on “gainful employment” standards for career colleges broke out into the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  AED to Shut Down After Corruption Charges

  The Washington-based Academy for Educational Development announced that it will sell off all of its programs and assets in the wake of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Latest Skirmish over For-Profit Colleges Involves DOD

  The battle over government money for for-profit colleges moved into the Defense Department today as a Senate subcommittee heard how little the...

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  Youth Summit Set for Saturday in Washington

  A National Youth Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, will bring together hundreds of youths and representatives of youth-related organization...

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  Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Math: Impact Studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges

  National Center for Postsecondary Research More students enroll in community colleges as opposed to four-year institutions each year, mostly because of the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Final House Spending Bill Includes Even More Youth-Related Cuts

  The 2011 Continuing Resolution is now in the U.S. Senate for consideration, facing a March 4 deadline. Most observers predict a showdown...

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  Civil, Human Rights Groups Oppose Limits on ‘Gainful Employment’ Regulations

  The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 organizations, called on Congress today to defeat an...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  In the Aftermath of the Recession: Supporting Youth who have Dropped Out

  What has happened to youth who dropped out of school in the 90’s? Jonathan works in a community college as security, still...

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  Community College Enrollment Growth Slows

  Enrollment growth at community colleges slowed this fall, rising just 3.2 percent, dramatically less than the 11 percent and 17 percent increases...

• College Isn’t Helping Ill-Prepared Students Catch Up

  Everyone over age 40 knows that education is wasted on the young. So why are people getting so worked up about a...

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  Forms and Finances

  It’s crunch time for student financial aid assistance centers as thousands of volunteer and paid financial aid experts work with first-generation, low-income...

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  ‘Gainful Employment’ Battle Rages On

  Amid of flurry of legal actions and ad campaigns seeking elimination or softening/toughening and quick enforcement of the Department of Education’s proposed...