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Extended School Time in the News

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Education Sector’s Elena Silva is interviewed about various approaches to extended school time.

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Why a college degree is important for professional athletes

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Knowledge: Why a college degree is important for professional athletes

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How to get into a History degree course at a British university

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Knowledge: How to get into a History degree course at a British university

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For Release: Drowning in Debt

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

New Education Sector analysis finds college students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before.

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Drowning in Debt: The Emerging Student Loan Crisis

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

In this Chart You Can Trust, Erin Dillon and Kevin Carey find college students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before. The consequences for students, they say, could be catastrophic.

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Stanford, Duke, Rice, … and Gates?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

In , Kevin Carey floats the idea of a “Gates University.”

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On Accountability, Achieving President Obama’s College Completion Goal

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

In, Kevin Carey argues higher education institutions must answer the call to see more students through to graduation.

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Exercising Choice in Virginia

Monday, July 6th, 2009

In the Erin Dillon argues for better school choice options in Virginia.

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Assessing Accountability

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

profies new Education Sector report on higher education accountability.

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For Release: Grading State Higher Education Accountability Systems

Monday, June 29th, 2009

New report rates the effectiveness of every state higher education accountability system, calling attention to the need for policy change.

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