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Student loan debt passes $1 trillion

Daily Kos

We knew the moment when American student loan debt would exceed $1 trillion was close. But it came more quickly than expected, with the $1 trillion mark passed several months ago. Student loan debt is increasing as more people go to college, as college... »

Why Is Miss Grundy So Sad? It's Complicated.

HuffingtonPost.com Chicago

For the last four years, Beth Sanders has taught ninth and 11th-grade social studies at Tarrant High School in Birmingham, Ala., a school where many... »

U.S. Graduation Rate Makes Modest Gains As 'Dropout Factories' Decline

HuffPost San Francisco

HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone... »

Tom Vander Ark: Tony Bryk: Learning How to Improve

HuffPost Chicago Blogs

As a University of Chicago scholar, Tony Bryk repeatedly produced local research of national importance. He combined skills in experimental design with incisive insight. »

How Did This Personalized Note From Kevin Durant End Up On The Floor Of A University Of Texas Bathroom? [Kevin Durant]

Deadspin

#kevindurant Homer Rainey Hall is an unassuming administrative building in the middle of UT's Austin Campus. It largely contains offices for professors in the school's language department, but today it contains a mystery. More » »

City Council Members Blast School Closings, Turnarounds

Progress Illinois

A handful of City Council members – mostly from the council’s black caucus -- voiced confusion and concern to Chicago Public Schools officials today during a hearing for proposed school closings the Chicago Board of Education is set to approve tomorrow... »

The [Friday] Papers

Beachwood Reporter

Tuck in your shirt and shut up! »

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Turning Pointe celebrates opening of career center

TribLocal Naperville

Turning Pointe Autism Foundation recently celebrated the grand opening of its Education and Career Development Center at 1500 W. Ogden Ave. in Naperville. The facility … »

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