by Julia Edwards | Sep 30, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON–A Senate committee hearing sent a clear message Thursday: For-profit colleges are gambling with students’ lives and American tax dollars. The hearing was the third in a series to shed light on an industry accused of taking advantage of hopeful...
by Julia Edwards | Sep 29, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON–Dressed in the hospital scrubs, chef jackets and mechanic suits of their professions, more than 1,000 students and graduates of for-profit colleges gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to tell Congress that federal loans put toward their educations are...
by Julia Edwards | Sep 23, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Bravery. Perseverance. Loyalty. These attributes that athletes play to prove are also part of a high school and collegiate sideline culture that has often kept players from speaking up when an unseen injury—like a concussion–occurs. The...