Yahoo! News: Education News

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• Obama: Loan changes overcome 'politics of moment' (AP)
• Los Angeles school year shortened in teachers deal (AP)
• Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen (AP)

Obama: Loan changes overcome 'politics of moment' (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Big changes in the student loan program will help make college more affordable for students and their debt load more manageable after graduation, President Barack Obama says.

Los Angeles school year shortened in teachers deal (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:58 PM PDT AP - The Los Angeles teachers union says it has reached a deal with the school district that would shorten the school year by at least five days, as officials cope with a $640 million budget deficit.

Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:26 PM PDT AP - A company that guarantees federal student loans said Friday that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide has been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota.

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