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Mass. college backs off invite to Kennedy widow
Fitch: Higher Education Funding's Request for Rating Agency Confirmation
Fitch Affirms New Jersey Higher Ed Student Assistance Auth 2010-2 Indenture Revs; Outlook Stable
American Public Education to Webcast First Quarter 2012 Results Conference Call
Amid gold rush to recruit veterans, concerns over rankings of "military friendly" colleges
Fitch Affirms Senior Notes of Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. 2010 Trust, Series 2010-1
US judge overturns fine against Virginia Tech over campus alert in 2007 shootings
CDC Helps Educators Identify Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Obama Fundraises at Two New England Colleges
Fine overturned against VaTech over gunman warning
Teachers Selected to Attend the National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
Recording Catches Teachers Mistreating Special Needs Student

Mass. college backs off invite to Kennedy widow

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A Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts said Friday that it's withdrawn an invitation to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's widow to speak and receive an honorary degree at commencement after the local bishop objected.

Fitch: Higher Education Funding's Request for Rating Agency Confirmation

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Fitch Ratings currently maintains ratings as listed below on the student loan asset-backed securities issued by Higher Education Funding I (HEF) Indenture of Trust dated Jan. 1, 2004, as amended and restated March. 1, 2005 (the 2005 Indenture). HEF has requested that Fitch confirm the ratings of the 2005 Indenture upon the adoption and effectiveness of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated March 30, 2012 (the Sixth Supplement).

Fitch Affirms New Jersey Higher Ed Student Assistance Auth 2010-2 Indenture Revs; Outlook Stable

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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (NJHESAA) student loan revenue bonds issued under the 2010-2 master trust indenture. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Fitch's Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria and Private Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Criteria were used to review the transaction. The rating actions are detailed at the end of this press release.

American Public Education to Webcast First Quarter 2012 Results Conference Call

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American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System, which operates through American Military University and American Public University – plans to release first quarter 2012 results after the close of U.S. financial markets on May 10, 2012.

Amid gold rush to recruit veterans, concerns over rankings of "military friendly" colleges

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and that isn't just because veterans are usually good students and campus leaders.

Fitch Affirms Senior Notes of Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. 2010 Trust, Series 2010-1

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Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' ratings on the senior student loan notes issued by Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp. 2010 Trust, Series 2010-1. The Rating Outlook is Negative. The collateral supporting the notes consists of student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.

US judge overturns fine against Virginia Tech over campus alert in 2007 shootings

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RICHMOND, Va. - A judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Education wrongly concluded that Virginia Tech violated federal law in its response to the campus massacre that left 33 people dead in 2007. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

CDC Helps Educators Identify Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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ANALYSIS | The Centers for Disease Control has just released startling new numbers: one in every 88 children is now identified with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD. Considering the rising prevalence of the diagnosis, up from 6.6 for each 1,000 children in 2002 to 11.3 in 2008, it's not surprising that teachers are increasingly among the first to identify students with autism.

Obama Fundraises at Two New England Colleges

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President Obama took his re-election pitch to New England on Friday, delivering remarks at four fundraisers held at the University of Vermont and Southern Maine Community College.

Fine overturned against VaTech over gunman warning

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A U.S. Department of Education judge has ruled that Virginia Tech did not violate federal law in its response to the campus massacre that left 33 people dead in 2007.

Teachers Selected to Attend the National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy

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Two hundred grade-school teachers from across the United States have been selected to participate in the 2012 national Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, an innovative professional development program designed to enhance math and science teaching skills. This year's national academy will be held at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.