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• Oregon's new free-ish college tuition plan
• New Academies for D.C.'s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation
• Hungary promises teachers 34 percent pay hike, with more to come
• Check College Funding Eligibility After Income Changes
• The Future of Higher Education Looks Nothing Like the Present

Oregon's new free-ish college tuition plan Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:02 AM PDT "Pay it Forward" would let college students pay nothing for school until they graduateWith college tuition costs skyrocketing much faster than the rate of inflation, and with massive student loan debt pummeling young graduates, Oregon lawmakers are looking at a novel approach to spare students form higher education's hefty financial burden: Free tuition.Sort of.The state legislature unanimously passed a bill this month that would allow students to attend public universities without paying anything up front. ...

New Academies for D.C.'s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.

Hungary promises teachers 34 percent pay hike, with more to come Posted: 10 Jul 2013 09:59 AM PDT BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise the pay of 150,000 teachers from September by an average 34 percent and give further hikes every year until 2017, a government minister said on Wednesday. The measure could help Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party to cement its comfortable opinion poll lead in the run-up to a national election expected next April or May. Zoltan Balog, minister for human resources, told a news conference that teachers' pay would rise again in September 2014 by an average 10 percent, with further rises each year to 2017. ...

Check College Funding Eligibility After Income Changes Posted: 10 Jul 2013 07:36 AM PDT An increase or decline in salary can affect a parent's need to save for a child's future or current college education. A $5,000 income increase, for instance, can alter eligibility for federal educational tax credits, while a $5,000 drop in income could mean thousands in additional financial aid.

The Future of Higher Education Looks Nothing Like the Present Posted: 10 Jul 2013 05:35 AM PDT More and more students are attending two-year colleges instead of four-year schools. Within five years, minorities will make up more than half of the country's under-18 population. And, by 2020, two thirds of all jobs will require education beyond high school—up from roughly a quarter 40 years ago. There are major changes in store for the nation's higher-education system, and it needs to adjust accordingly. ...

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