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When Dental Work Eats Up Savings
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- April 22, 2008
A grad student with limited reserves finds herself strapped for cash.
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Survey: Credit Cards Pushed on Students
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- April 1, 2008
Undergraduates report offers of free gifts and say they want more regulation.
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A Head Start
Money & Business
- March 25, 2008
Venture capital firms are taking a new interest in student-owned businesses.
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Career Coaches in High School
By Liz Wolgemuth -
The Inside Job
- March 21, 2008
A Virginia program to get students on the right track shows promising results.
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On Campus Soon: More Empty Seats
By Kim Clark -
Education
- March 13, 2008
The number of 18-year-olds is expected to drop by almost 10 percent by 2016.
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Aiming for College, Electoral at Least
By Lucia Graves -
Education
- March 13, 2008
High school sophomores can't vote on state law, but they can write it.
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Smaller Class Sizes May Not Help
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- March 13, 2008
A new study suggests that smaller class sizes may not level the playing field for struggling students.
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My Dinner With Geniuses
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- March 12, 2008
The future of American science may depend on the high school students who competed in the Intel STS.
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Should Grad Students Save for Retirement?
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- March 6, 2008
Why it's OK to forget about your golden years while you're still studying.
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Iran Cracks Down on Student Protesters
By Anuj Chopra -
Nation & World
- February 21, 2008
The regime tries to muzzle its younger generation with threats, detention, and torture.
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A Rough Flu Season on Campus
By January W. Payne -
Health
- February 20, 2008
Many college health centers are seeing a spike in their traffic.
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Students to Colleges: Rankings Not-So Important
By Robert Morse -
Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings
- February 14, 2008
Research proves that students care more about a college's "academic reputation" and "social activities" than its ranking.
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Comparing American Students With Those in China and India
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- January 30, 2008
Americans watch Grey's Anatomy while their international peers study longer hours.
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Iowa's Urban Areas Boost Obama Vote
News Desk
- January 4, 2008
On his way to winning the Iowa Democratic caucuses, Sen. Barack Obama seemed to have benefited heavily from support in urban and student regions.
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The Value of Good Grades
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- January 3, 2008
Schools offer Happy Meals and cash to improve scores.
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What High School Students Really Think of the Rankings
By Robert Morse -
Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings
- October 2, 2007
High school students use the rankings as just one tool in their college search.
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Hewitt Maps 60 Minutes for College
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 2, 2007
The media guru who brought us 60 Minutes has a new idea: Take a miniversion of the regular ratings leader to the Internet and target the most-sought-after spending group, affluent college kids. "I look around and I see an awful lot of corporations that stay out of television news because they can't reach the demographic they want," CBS newsman Don Hewitt tells us.
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