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• U.S. to wipe out more Corinthian Colleges student debt
• Education Dept's longest current sex assault investigations
• Broader probes of campus sex assaults leave victims hanging
• John Waters tells college grads to 'use tech for transgression'
• Ways for Parents, Students to Revise College Application Essays Together
• Emirati leader in Warsaw to deepen cooperation with Poland
• Mexico to restate support for education reform: sources
• What You Need to Know If Grandma Pays the Tuition
• 10 things college students will never admit

U.S. to wipe out more Corinthian Colleges student debt Posted: 08 Jun 2015 04:48 PM PDT The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it was moving to forgive much of the federal student debt of some of the 78,000 students who had attended the now-bankrupt Corinthian Colleges. It will let students who left the schools run by the major for-profit chain on or after June 20 last year receive a closed-school discharge of their federal student loans. Santa Ana, California-based Corinthian, which had operated the Heald College, Everest and WyoTech schools and offered degrees in healthcare and trades, filed for bankruptcy on May 4.

Education Dept's longest current sex assault investigations Posted: 08 Jun 2015 02:27 PM PDT In May 2014, the U.S. Department of Education made public a list of schools under investigation for possible Title IX violations stemming from allegations of sexual violence. At the time, 55 schools were on the list.

Broader probes of campus sex assaults leave victims hanging Posted: 08 Jun 2015 01:36 PM PDT Olivia Ortiz was elated when the U.S. Department of Education contacted her in June of 2013 to tell her it was opening an investigation into her complaint that the University of Chicago had mishandled her sexual assault case.

John Waters tells college grads to 'use tech for transgression' Posted: 08 Jun 2015 01:02 PM PDT "The Prince of Puke" encourages Rhode Island School of Design's class of 2015 to shake things up, "horrify us with new ideas" and make him nervous. Plus, he gives a nod to hackers.

Ways for Parents, Students to Revise College Application Essays Together Posted: 08 Jun 2015 06:00 AM PDT College application essays are intended to provide insight beyond the impersonal numbers of test scores and academic transcripts. Recommendation letters can provide a third-party perspective, but the essay is a student's best chance to speak directly to the gatekeepers of higher education.

Emirati leader in Warsaw to deepen cooperation with Poland Posted: 08 Jun 2015 05:50 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates has met with the Polish president during a visit to Warsaw in which the two countries are seeking greater cooperation in the areas of tourism, agriculture, higher education and scientific research.

Mexico to restate support for education reform: sources Posted: 07 Jun 2015 08:18 PM PDT Mexico's government will in the coming days reaffirm its commitment to carrying out a key part of its education reform which was suspended in the run-up to elections on Sunday, officials familiar with the matter said. President Enrique Pena Nieto came under heavy fire after the Education Ministry said on May 29 that its timetable for teacher evaluations, a cornerstone of the government's shake-up of the education system, had been suspended indefinitely. The move followed weeks of violent protests by dissident teachers' unions, which had threatened to sabotage the elections, fearing the education reform would undermine their power.

What You Need to Know If Grandma Pays the Tuition Posted: 07 Jun 2015 08:03 PM PDT With the cost of college tuition, room and board averaging about $19,000 a year at public universities and $42,000 at private nonprofit schools, it's no wonder students and families have questions about how to foot the bill. In recent months, we've asked our experts to answer many of those questions, ranging from the nitty-gritty of how "529" college-savings plans affect financial-aid awards, to whether it makes sense to simply give students cash—ignoring tax-advantaged saving entirely. If a grandparent pays a student's tuition directly to a nonprofit college, there is no gift tax.

10 things college students will never admit Posted: 07 Jun 2015 07:26 AM PDT Between substance abuse, mental-health issues, and soaring debt, being a college kid isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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