Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program
The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.
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Were Your TEACH Grants Converted To Loans While Teaching At A Qualifying School?
If you're one of the thousands of teachers who had grants converted to loans even though you were meeting the teaching requirements of the TEACH Grants program — we want to hear from you.
Friday News Roundup - International
Who among us has not thought to sail through international waters, blaring our national anthem?
Friday News Roundup - Domestic
Flynn-sanity. Also, other news.
American University CEU Kicked Out Of Hungary, Says It Will Move To Vienna
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Griff Witte about how Hungary's president booted an American university from the country.
For-Profit College That Is Shutting Down Has Greensboro Campus
One of the nation's largest for-profit colleges announced this week that it was shutting down locations across the country.
School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American Child's Hair
Students say she cut part of one Native American classmate's braids and called another by a racial slur. It happened on Halloween and the teacher was in costume as a 19th century voodoo queen.
For-Profit College Chain, Education Corporation of America, Announces Shutdown
ECA has been mired in financial troubles and on Wednesday officials said most of its campuses will close by the end of the month. The decision leaves about 20,000 students in the lurch.
Inside The Effort To Give Inmates Access To Federal Student Grants For College
Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?
Getting A College Degree When You're Behind Bars
Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?