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Democrats' dreams of passing an immigration bill before the midterm elections died Tuesday, when Senate Republicans blocked a measure that could have carried legislation benefiting undocumented college students.
Senate Democrats had planned to offer the bill, known as the Dream Act, as an amendment to a measure reauthorizing Defense Department programs. But Republicans thwarted that plan, gaining enough votes to defeat a motion to proceed to debate on the defense bill.
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They say everything is bigger in Texas. Apparently cosmetology is no exception.
Last month, well after many community colleges around the country had dropped such programs, Lone Star College's North Harris campus bucked the trend and opened a school of cosmetology with the help of Farouk Systems, a Houston-based manufacturer known for its CHI brand of hair care products. Officials from the college and the manufacturer argue that the new school gives students an entry way into a field...
Everest College this week opened its new Santa Ana campus in an effort to meet the demand for career-focused education in Orange County.
The 37,109-square-foot campus currently serves 60 students with 40 faculty and staff members. Officials plan to grow the school's student population to 800 and total faculty to 100 by 2013.
"Everest is committed to helping students succeed, and, like all of our campuses, Santa Ana will provide programs in high-job-growth industries and...
Michel Martin talks with the President of The Career College Association, Harris Miller, about the changes within his organization. Namely, he explains that getting graduation and employment rates up and making sure all business practices are fair and transparent are the big push for his group
Today, we're looking at the increasingly prominent role of for-profit colleges and universities. According to the General Accounting Office, enrollment in for-profit colleges and universities...
Sen. Mike Enzi (Wyo.), senior Republican on the Senate education committee, is slamming a White House proposal designed to prevent students at for-profit career colleges from defaulting on their loans.
The proposal, Enzi said in comments submitted this month to the Department of Education (DOE), would not only disadvantage for-profit schools relative to their nonprofit competitors, but also limit access for many low-income and minority students, who tend to enroll in for-profits...
