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  1. Should your kids pay for college themselves? See http://tinyurl.com/y94eufp
  2. Pell Grant program faces shortfall - www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-09-pell-grant-shortfall_N.htm
  3. 56,000 will be denied access to Cal State Universities in Fall, 2011 - http://tinyurl.com/yjtjde3
  4. UC charges higher fees to a broader range of graduate students - www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-fees10-2009dec10,0,2321236.story
  5. Why privatizing the University of California won't work - www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik10-2009dec10,0,4424169.column
  6. College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market (Time Magazine - http://tinyurl.com/yeznap7)
  7. 4 Things You Should Know About Community College -US News& World Report http://tinyurl.com/yan69f2 see the Community College Transfer Guide
  8. San Jose State University applications up 25% over last year/will only guarantee seats to eligible freshmen who live in Santa Clara County.
  9. Quality and amount of sleep have a big effect on the grades, reduce depression of teenagers and college students. http://tinyurl.com/yhh3ppa
  10. Are Pricey Dorms 10 Times Better? See http://tinyurl.com/ycc6h6c
  11. Pittsburgh is pushing for tuition tax on college students - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125963361940670699.html
  12. UC extends admissions application deadline to 11:59 pm Dec 2 after computer glitch. http://tinyurl.com/yawfv2y
  13. 60% of California community college students give up transfer plans, never making it to universities - http://tinyurl.com/ycvqpn6
  14. California Community Colleges May Adopt Common Assessment for English and math by 2010--currently dozens of incompatible assessment tests
  15. Report Highlights Characteristics of Colleges With High Transfer-Success Rates - see www.pellinstitute.org/pdf/COE_Pell_Report_layout_3.pdf
  16. New study shows that personal connections are an important success factor for community college students. http://tinyurl.com/y9e32fw
  17. Cal State University applications up 53%; up 127% for transfer students. Enrollment to be cut by 40,000. http://tinyurl.com/yghx963
  18. Pennsylvania State University is requiring academic advisers at its online campus to be available for meetings with students in Second Life
  19. $50,000/yr tuition -- 58 private colleges are now at that level with more to boost tuition to that level.
  20. Number of 18-24 year olds attending college hits all-time high--driven by growth in attendance at community colleges.