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• Eli Broad: The World Is Moving Forward, but American Education Is Stagnant
• Obama Ad Tells Romney to 'Get Real' on College Aid
• Three Senators Fight to Protect Students From 'Worthless Degrees' at For-Profit Colleges
• Penn State accreditation in jeopardy due to abuse scandal

Eli Broad: The World Is Moving Forward, but American Education Is Stagnant Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:01 PM PDT I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and I credit much of my success to what I learned in Detroit Public Schools and at Michigan State University.

Obama Ad Tells Romney to 'Get Real' on College Aid Posted: 14 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT The Obama campaign opened a new line of attack on Mitt Romney in its latest swing state TV ad, seizing on the Republican's approach to financing higher education. The 30-second spot says Romney wants to cut federal college aid for millions of students and encourage...

Three Senators Fight to Protect Students From 'Worthless Degrees' at For-Profit Colleges Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:40 AM PDT A new bill has been introduced in Congress with the goal of cracking down on unaccredited college programs that are draining student and taxpayer dollars.

Penn State accreditation in jeopardy due to abuse scandal Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University has been warned it could lose its accreditation because of the child sex scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education told Penn State last week that its accreditation was in jeopardy because of the findings of an independent investigation into the Sandusky scandal and sanctions imposed on the high-profile football program. Accreditation guarantees the educational standards of a university and the validity of its degrees. ...

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