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• Colleges move to expand services for immigrant students
• 5 genius ways colleges are tackling the student debt crisis
• Youth who receive tobacco coupons may be more susceptible to smoking
• Get Ready for Upcoming Federal Student Aid PIN Changes
• 10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers
• 9 Useful Graduation Gifts That Don't Cost a Fortune
• Chicago asks school teachers to take 7 percent pay cut: union
• Bankruptcy Trustees Claw Back College Tuition Paid for Filers’ Kids

Colleges move to expand services for immigrant students Posted: 06 May 2015 02:59 PM PDT DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miguel Davila had reasons to be skeptical when the University of California, Davis dedicated a bright, clearly marked space on campus for students who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

5 genius ways colleges are tackling the student debt crisis Posted: 06 May 2015 12:44 PM PDT We wanted to highlight a few schools taking steps to help students manage — and ultimately lessen — the amount of debt college graduates are saddled with.

Youth who receive tobacco coupons may be more susceptible to smoking Posted: 06 May 2015 11:37 AM PDT By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - Middle and high school students exposed to tobacco coupons were more likely to find smoking "cool" and less likely to feel confident in quitting if they already smoked, according to recent U.S. survey data. Some kids may encounter the coupons for free or discounted tobacco products passively, via direct mail campaigns aimed at their parents, but the coupons are also often sent by email and are readily available on the Internet. "In previous studies, my collaborators and I found that exposure to cigarette coupons predicts smoking progression in youth and young adults and reduces likelihood of cessation among general adult smokers from the U.S. upper Midwest," said the study's author, Dr. Kelvin Choi of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in Bethesda, Maryland. This new national sample of middle and high school students who were included in the current analysis can be generalized to youth across the United States, Choi told Reuters Health in a statement.

Get Ready for Upcoming Federal Student Aid PIN Changes Posted: 06 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT On May 10, the U.S. Department of Education plans to release a new Federal Student Aid ID feature. The FSA ID will let students, borrowers and parents authenticate their identities across multiple FSA websites. Previously, verifying someone's identity was the job of the Federal Student Aid PIN, and as you would expect, that role is an important one. On FSA websites, people can access their federal student aid information, as well as officially sign loan documents.

10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers Posted: 06 May 2015 06:55 AM PDT On National Teacher Day, Constitution Daily looks at 10 Presidents who were teachers in some capacity before they occupied the White House - including one who later married his own teacher.

9 Useful Graduation Gifts That Don't Cost a Fortune Posted: 06 May 2015 06:00 AM PDT Support your college grad's new career path and show you care with a practical but thoughtful graduation gift. Pick up any of these affordable college graduation gifts, and welcome your grad to the working world. Consider giving a stylish USB drive as a graduation gift. Give a leather or well-constructed laptop case as a graduation gift.

Chicago asks school teachers to take 7 percent pay cut: union Posted: 05 May 2015 07:26 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three years after a public school strike, Chicago teacher contract talks are off to a rocky start, with the debt-burdened district demanding a 7 percent pay cut, union officials said on Tuesday. The Chicago Teachers Union said in a statement it was "highly insulted" by the district's demands, which include increases in health insurance premiums. Getting to a new contract, without another strike, will be the first major test of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's second term. Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett, appointed by Emanuel, took a leave of absence in April pending the outcome of a federal probe into a contract awarded to a company that had employed her.

Bankruptcy Trustees Claw Back College Tuition Paid for Filers’ Kids Posted: 05 May 2015 04:50 PM PDT Soaring college tuition payments are drawing attention from unexpected quarters: bankruptcy courts. In a growing number of personal bankruptcy cases, trustees responsible for collecting money for creditors ...

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