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EdTrust

  1. 21 states: Congress must stop #4profit college companies from exploiting #veterans. bit.ly/Lff4kf
  2. The deadline is July 1! Tell Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. bit.ly/KK5fgS #college #highered
  3. Clarence Page: Diddy's son isn't the problem, inequality is. bit.ly/JP75xz #college #highered
  4. RT @TNTP Kati Haycock, @EdTrust President, reminds us why good teachers especially matter to kids growing up in poverty ow.ly/bf8Ae
  5. #Highered experts claim high #college costs are beginning to threaten enrollments. ti.me/JZxt2j
  6. #College dropouts have debt but no degree. wapo.st/JrLTZw
  7. Editorial: Colleges must put programs in place that provide their #students with the support they need to succeed. bit.ly/NdEWi7
  8. A discouraging trend: Racial gaps in access to most selective colleges have widened over the past 40 years. bit.ly/JQU82O
  9. Concerns among lawmakers grow as 60% of education benefits for military spouses have gone straight to #4profit colleges bitly.com/JyGF2R
  10. RT @EdTrustWest Read more about how 8 of CA's most influential Superintendents have joined forces to improve schools bit.ly/KE5pV2
  11. 8 more states get flexibility, responsibility to design own strategies to improve student achievement via #ESEA waivers bit.ly/L3a7yg
  12. .@ClosingGaps: Educators’ attentiveness to testing does not mean my kids lack access to a versatile curriculum. edtru.st/MVT8yx
  13. AGs for 21 states call on Congress to protect #vets from high-pressure #4profit recruitment. bit.ly/Kql5N3 #highered
  14. The byproduct of low HS standards: Over 1/3 of first-year college students took at least one remedial course. 1.usa.gov/m9kjnd
  15. CA Gov proposes cutting Cal grants, which help thousands of low- & middle-income students pay for college bit.ly/KLnCiH
  16. Taxpayer dollars fuel growth of #4profits while support for nonprofit colleges and universities shrinks. nyti.ms/KGG2yW #highered
  17. Condition of Education 2012: HS students are taking higher-level courses than a generation ago. bit.ly/KCjUFU
  18. Kati Haycock to @Lesley_U grads: Good #teachers create the future. huff.to/KQWbrf #education
  19. #InfographicFriday: Baltimore finds success in combating chronic absenteeism. on.fb.me/KuGhRx