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• Op-Ed: College Students Can Give Great Schools 'Glass Hallways'
• 3 Ways to Utilize Workplace Benefits for 529 Plans
• W.Va. officials not done with schools audit
• Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on education

Op-Ed: College Students Can Give Great Schools 'Glass Hallways' Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:31 AM PDT Everyone knows that college can be a "melting pot" of ideas and perspectives. And at the start of my freshman year at Princeton, I was particularly excited to meet students from across the country with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives. I expected traditional forms of diversity—geographic, racial, ethnic, religious, gender and sexuality—but one form that surprised me was the diverse educational background of members of our freshman class.

3 Ways to Utilize Workplace Benefits for 529 Plans Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:07 AM PDT Parents and grandparents looking for easy ways to learn about and enroll in 529 plans--higher education savings plans with tax benefits--may find answers in their employer's break room. Many companies are adding 529 plan seminars and payroll deductions to their benefits packages. More than 5,000 employers participate through Upromise Investments, Inc. programs alone.

W.Va. officials not done with schools audit Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT West Virginia lawmakers should expect to dive into the recent wide-ranging audit of the state's public schools during their upcoming session, but it's not yet clear which recommendations from the 151-page report might make the legislative agenda.

Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on education Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:21 AM PDT President Obama has used back-to-school season to make the case that his education funding and policy initiatives are saving teachers' jobs, turning around failing public schools, and helping cash-strapped college students. Mitt Romney counters that Mr. Obama has spent too much, and he advocates more school choice and private-sector involvement.

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