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TIME’s Top 100 List: The Most Influential Educators

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Debra Eckerling | 6 Comments

Yesterday, TIME magazine released it’s annual list of top 100 most influential people in the world. While three “educators” made the cut, one could argue that this list of business and world leaders – including our very pro-education president Barack Obama - entertainers and sports figures is nothing but educators, trailblazers who are leading by example and showing the world what is possible.

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Tagged Barack Obama, Cami Anderson, Cory Booker, Education News, Freeman Hrabowski, Harvard, Khan Academy, MIT, Salman Khan, Time Magazine, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of Maryland

Report: Obama’s Plan to Keep College Affordable for All Americans

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Max Miller | 6 Comments

At the State of the Union last week, President Obama briefly discussed his thoughts on the current and future state of higher education. Although education was a short topic in the broader discussion, the White House has since released a statement that outlines the Obama Administration’s plan to make college affordable for everyone.

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Tagged Barack Obama, College, Education News, Financial Aid, Obama Administration, Pell Grants, State of the Union, Student Loans, Tuition, White House, White House Administration

State of the Union: President Obama Addresses Education Concerns

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Max Miller | 13 Comments

Last night, President Barack Obama gave the annual State of the Union address in front of Congress. While the main focus of the speech this year focused on the economy and fairness between the classes, the president did include his thoughts on the current state of education and what needs to happen to improve it in the near future.

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Tagged Barack Obama, College Costs, Congress, Education News, Graduation, High School, Higher Education, State of the Union, Work-Study

Report: Obama Announces Summer Jobs Initiative for Young Americans

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Max Miller | 1 Comment

President Obama is continuing to push his American Jobs Act, which Congress failed to pass a few months ago, piece by piece.

His most recent initiative attempts to hit the problem of unemployment at the base. According to the White House blog, Summer Jobs+ is a call to action for businesses, non-profits and the government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth during the upcoming summer.

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Tagged American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Education News, Summer Jobs+, The White House Blog, White House

Report: Free Textbooks for College Students?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Max Miller | Leave a comment

We reported recently that President Obama had met with a number of top college leaders in an effort to find a way to help reduce college costs. Now, the leader of California’s senate is offering what he thinks will be a way to bring some of the costs down.

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Tagged Barack Obama, California, Darrell Steinberg, Education News, Senate, The Huffington Post

President Obama Holds College Cost Roundtable

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Max Miller | 7 Comments

President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan met with various leaders from ten universities and colleges yesterday to discuss making college more affordable.

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Tagged Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, College Costs, Education News, Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed

Report: Obama Announces Student Loan Relief Plan

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Max Miller | 26 Comments

The American student loan debt is well on its way to exceeding the $1 trillion mark sometime next year – the average student loan debt is currently $24,000. Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt for the first time ever. These alarming facts and figures have forced President Obama and his administration to take action as best as they can without having to wait for approval from Congress.

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Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Credit Card Debt, Debt, Education News, Government, Know Before You Owe, Pay As You Earn, Student Debt, Student Loans, White House Administration

Report: Senate Votes Against American Jobs Act

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Max Miller | 2 Comments

Tonight, the Senate officially voted on President Obama’s American Jobs Act: 46 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted against the bill for which President Obama has spent the past few weeks heavily campaigning.

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Tagged American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, White House Administration

The State of the Pell Grant

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Max Miller | 1 Comment

Even though the cost of education is continuously increasing, the GOP is looking to lower the federal budget by slashing spending on one of the most important financial aid options for students: the Pell Grant.

For those that are unfamiliar, the Pell Grant is money that the federal government provides to students who need help paying for college. They are probably the most popular form of financial aid due to the fact that, unlike loans, they do not have to be repaid. The Pell Grant program is responsible for helping a significant amount of students in the United States receive a higher education.

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Tagged Barack Obama, Democrat, Education News, Federal Budget, Financial Aid, GOP, Grants, Obama Administration, Pell Grant, Republican, United States