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• Budget Cut Impact: Smaller Navy, Fired Teachers
• CPS Unveils List of 129 Schools for Possible Closure
• Colorado Seeks to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented Immigrants
• Hanging with Smarties Ups GPA
• Traditional Federal College Aid Needs Overhaul, Education Group Says

Budget Cut Impact: Smaller Navy, Fired Teachers Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST A glance at how administration says automatic budget cuts will diminish government services

CPS Unveils List of 129 Schools for Possible Closure Posted: 14 Feb 2013 11:23 AM PST According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district has released a list of schools that could be closed down. Initially, 330 schools fit the criteria for closure, but the latest list narrows down that number to 129. CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett will lead the district with moving forward and further assessing each school before releasing a final list at the end of next month. ...

Colorado Seeks to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for Undocumented Immigrants Posted: 14 Feb 2013 09:50 AM PST COMMENTARY | Colorado Democrats are seeking to pass a bill to lower tuition rates for undocumented immigrants who reside here. In the past, they've had to pay three times the resident rate, the same as out-of-state residents. Proponents want find an equitable and fair way for undocumented immigrants who grew up here to pursue higher education because they believe all students in Colorado deserve a fair shot at higher education. But the bill brings up more questions than answers.

Hanging with Smarties Ups GPA Posted: 14 Feb 2013 03:00 AM PST High-school students whose friends get higher marks tend to raise their own grade point averages over time. Karen Hopkin reports

Traditional Federal College Aid Needs Overhaul, Education Group Says Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST The rapid growth of the Hispanic population, among minorities needing better access to higher education, leads an advocacy group to suggest that the federal financial-aid structure is outdated and needs an overhaul.

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