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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money When Back-to-School Shopping
In addition to picking up notebooks and calculators this year, you can give your kids something even more valuable: a lesson in personal finance. The back-to-school shopping period provides an ideal...
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Here’s How Much the Class of 2016 Owes on Their Student Loans
Students who graduated from college in 2016 with educational loans borrowed slightly less to pay for school than those who finished in 2015, new data shows.
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?
A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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What College Students Worry About Most
The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament
Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
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Defrauded Students Demand Loan Forgiveness on ‘Snake Oil Educations’
By David DayenThis week marks the one-year anniversary of the debt strike initiated by 15 former students at Corinthian, a predatory chain of for-profit colleges that lied about job placement to lure borrowers...
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New Tech Tools Beat the High Cost of Prescription Drugs
By Eric PianinFor those in the market for a drug to lower their cholesterol, here’s some useful news: A 30-day supply of Atorvastatin – a generic version of Lipitor -- is going for $10.50 on line at Health...
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Here’s Why It Takes Women Longer to Pay Off Student Loans
By Millie DentStudent loans haunt millions of workers, but new research has found that they can be even more of a strain for women, due in part to the gender-based pay gap. A report from the American Association...
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The 12 College Majors That Earn the Most -- and the Least
By Millie DentAlthough the job market might be looking up for Millennial college grads, not all college degrees are created equal, especially when it comes to pay, according to a new report from the Federal...
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Forget Bernie Sanders: Here’s How You Can Go to a Top College for Free
Bernie Sanders’ plan to offer free public college to all is not as far-fetched as some might think. The only caveat — you have to go to school in Germany and have good grades. More than 4,600 U.S...