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• Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing case against Bill Cosby
• Jesuit university rescinds 2012 degree awarded to Bill Cosby
• Newark teachers union not in love with breakthrough contract
• Where to Start When You Need Help With Parent PLUS Loans
• Math, Reading, and Riding an Escalator: This School in India Is Training Kids to Go Big
• American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk
• Colleges Don’t Need to Pay Athletes Beyond Attendance Costs

Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing case against Bill Cosby Posted: 01 Oct 2015 03:20 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing an investigation into a model's accusations that Bill Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion, an official said Thursday.

Jesuit university rescinds 2012 degree awarded to Bill Cosby Posted: 01 Oct 2015 11:57 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Jesuit Catholic university in San Francisco is the latest college to revoke an honorary degree awarded to disgraced comedian Bill Cosby.

Newark teachers union not in love with breakthrough contract Posted: 01 Oct 2015 06:50 AM PDT It was hailed as a breakthrough when the bargain was struck: Top-performing teachers in Newark could get bigger paychecks. The provision in a 2012 contract struck between the state-run school district ...

Where to Start When You Need Help With Parent PLUS Loans Posted: 01 Oct 2015 06:00 AM PDT Students aren't the only at-risk population when it comes to insurmountable student loan debt. In fact, the overall three-year default rate for parent PLUS borrowers entering repayment in 2010 is 5.1 percent, according to data reported by the U.S. Department of Education. While that's lower than the default rate for federal student loans, it still shows that parents struggle to stay on track with their own debt.

Math, Reading, and Riding an Escalator: This School in India Is Training Kids to Go Big Posted: 01 Oct 2015 04:13 AM PDT It's a cultural philosophy reflected in the fact that India's higher-education system is the third-largest in the world. While the streets of such cities as Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata teem with uniform-clad children bustling off to school, in rural areas you'd be hard-pressed to find any students at all.

American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk Posted: 30 Sep 2015 07:18 PM PDT Like many U.S. colleges, Wichita State University wants more foreign students but isn't a brand name abroad. Overseas applications "shot up precipitously," says Vince Altum, Wichita State's executive director for international education.

Colleges Don’t Need to Pay Athletes Beyond Attendance Costs Posted: 30 Sep 2015 03:41 PM PDT A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the NCAA can keep a ban on compensating athletes beyond the cost of attending school, in effect nullifying last year's landmark decision that such rules violate antitrust law.

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