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Private Sector Role Is at Heart of Campaigns’ Split on College Costs

Ballots cast in November will help decide how the federal government confronts the costs of college and what role the private sector plays in higher education.

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Effort Restarts In State To Give Illegal Immigrants College Aid

With the federal government giving young illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children a chance to stay in the country, advocates in Washington state are relaunching efforts to open state financial aid to college students who don't have documents.

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Judge: Florida Cannot Charge Students Non-Resident Tuition Due To Parents

Students at Florida's public colleges and universities cannot be charged higher out-of-state tuition simply because their parents are in the U.S. illegally, a federal judge ruled.

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Federal Statistics On Campus Crime In Baltimore Present Confusing Disparities

Absence of theft information, great discrepancies in alcohol violations muddy picture of campus crime in Baltimore

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Obama, GOP Duel Over Rising College Expenses

President Barack Obama would make tax credits for college expenses permanent and expand Pell grants for students from lower-earning families. Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would emphasize the need to curb rising tuitions and federal education spending that are burdening families and government.

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Another Legal Headache At Penn State: Title Ix

Among the legal questions still swirling around Penn State, one has drawn little attention but could pose a threat to the university: Did the school's handling of sex abuse allegations against assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky violate the federal Title IX gender discrimination law?

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Consumer Protection For College Students

Consumer protection rules for those attending colleges and universities in West Virginia appear on their way to passage by state lawmakers next year.

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When Daniels Is Purdue's President, He Can Lobby Legislature, Rulings Say

When Gov. Mitch Daniels becomes Purdue University president next year, he will be free to exert pressure on former colleagues at the Statehouse for funding and other matters, Indiana’s top official on ethics issues said in an informal opinion released Friday.

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