2010年3月27日星期六

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Obama: Loan changes overcome 'politics of moment' (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 05:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama smiles in the East Room of the White House in Washington, during the signing ceremony for the health care bill.  Doubted and deeply in need of a comeback, President Barack Obama had a political dream week: the biggest reform to health care in decades, an overhaul of college loans, and a U.S. deal with its old foe Russia to shrink the nuclear arsenals of both countries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)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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