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• CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC (AP)
• Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation (AP)
• Government OKs College Loans to Struggling Parents (U.S. News & World Report)
• Obama: DC public schools are 'struggling' (AP)
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CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:57 PM PDT AP - The City University of New York and IBM will open a unique school that merges high school with two years of college, allowing students to earn an associate's degree, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in announcing a series of ambitious educational initiatives.

Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:48 PM PDT AP - For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to make a dramatic change in that definition, by focusing instead on college graduation rates.

Government OKs College Loans to Struggling Parents (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:29 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - The U.S. Department of Education is approving big PLUS loans for some parents who cannot afford to repay them, several college financial aid officers and financially strapped parents say.

Obama: DC public schools are 'struggling' (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:42 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says his daughters couldn't get the same quality education at a Washington, D.C. public school that they currently get at their private school.

(AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:21 AM PDT AP - Obama: Daughters in private school wouldn't get as good an education in DC public schools.

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