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• National education reform group's spending shown
• Audit: Louisiana colleges used unreliable data
• NJ Assembly budget panel hears university bill
• Teens compete in high school theater awards
• How to Wean Your Children Off Your Expense Account

National education reform group's spending shown Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:52 PM PDT (Reuters) - The national education reform group StudentsFirst, which has set out to transform U.S. schools by introducing more free-market principles to public education, raised $7.6 million in its first nine months - and spent nearly a quarter of it on advertising - according to partial tax records released on Monday. Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools, launched StudentsFirst in the fall of 2010 with the stated goal of raising $1 billion over five years. ...

Audit: Louisiana colleges used unreliable data Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:43 PM PDT Two-thirds of community and technical colleges participating in a program that allows them to raise their student costs didn't provide reliable data to gain that authority, Louisiana's legislative auditor said Monday.

NJ Assembly budget panel hears university bill Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:59 AM PDT A complicated plan to revamp higher education in New Jersey goes before the Assembly Budget Committee on Monday, even though questions remain over its costs.

Teens compete in high school theater awards Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:43 AM PDT Sixty high school students with a song in their hearts will be competing Monday night for top honors and scholarships at the National High School Musical Theater Awards.

How to Wean Your Children Off Your Expense Account Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:25 AM PDT Teaching your children to be financially independent is no easy feat. A lot of baby boomers have had to learn this the hard way. More than half of boomers say they have allowed their adult children to move back home, rent-free, according to a recent survey by Ameriprise Financial. What's more, the vast majority (93 percent) say they have provided some form of support to their adult children, like helping them pay for college tuition or a car.

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