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Is a Student Loan Good for Me? (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on October 12, 2010 By

1. See if you are eligible for federal student loans , which are typically the cheapest and best deals.

Newark, NJ, schools to get $100M Facebook donation (AP)

Published on September 23, 2010 By

NEWARK, N.J. – Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old wunderkind behind Facebook is making a move to become a player in philanthropy just before the opening of a film that portrays him as less than charitable. The recipient of his $100 million donation — thought to be the biggest of his young life — is the Newark public schools, a long-struggling district that could use the money to become a laboratory for reforms

Ill. educator named to NYC post, replaces Kerrey (AP)

Published on August 26, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK – The dean of the Northwestern University School of Law has been appointed president of The New School in New York City, replacing ex-U.S. presidential candidate Bob Kerrey.

Obama defends education policies to critics (AP)

Published on July 30, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON – Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers’ unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation’s schools. “We have an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country, especially those who are starting out furthest behind,” Obama told the centennial convention of the National Urban League.