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• Career Education drops as accreditor questioned (AP)
• No vote on Mich. school changes as lawmakers wait (AP)
• Career Education Falls for Second Day on U.S. Report (Bloomberg)
• Calif. Senate passes new compromise education bill (AP)
• Career Education Falls Most Since 2006 After U.S. Finds ‘Issue’ (Bloomberg)

Career Education drops as accreditor questioned (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST AP - Shares of for-profit education company Career Education Corp. fell for a second day Friday after new government scrutiny raised concern that the accreditation of one of its schools may be in jeopardy, potentially making it ineligible for federal student loans.

No vote on Mich. school changes as lawmakers wait (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST AP - Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday that an agreement is near on changes that could help Michigan win up to $400 million in federal funding for schools.

Career Education Falls for Second Day on U.S. Report (Bloomberg) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:19 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Career Education Corp. fell in Nasdaq trading after dropping the most since 2006 yesterday, when investigators for the U.S. Education Department said accrediting one of its universities wasn’t in the “best interest of students.”

Calif. Senate passes new compromise education bill (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:23 AM PST AP - The state Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would clear the way for California to compete in a $4.3 billion school funding competition from the Obama administration, but the state's chances of securing a slice of the money remained in limbo.

Career Education Falls Most Since 2006 After U.S. Finds ‘Issue’ (Bloomberg) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:58 AM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Career Education Corp. lost the most since 2006 in New York trading yesterday after investigators for the U.S. Education Department said accrediting one of its universities wasn’t in the “best interest of students.”

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