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Washington Post Gets Yet More Bad News

2012-05-04T15:23:00Z

* New student sign-ups up 5 pct * Q1 rev down 7 pct to $972.5 mln * Kaplan rev down 11 pct to $553.4 mln...

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David_Halperin: Exclusive: Washington Post 's Kaplan and Other For-Profit Colleges Joined ALEC, Controversial Special Interest Lobby

2012-04-26T18:24:32Z

Are you surprised to learn that these subprime schools joined the now-discredited ALEC, the secretive group that connects corporate special interests with campaign contribution-hungry state legislators?

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Auction 2012: For-Profit Colleges Triumph With Weaker Rules

2012-02-03T11:01:05Z

Auction 2012 is a weeklong series in collaboration with "The Dylan Ratigan Show" and United Republic.

As the Great Recession propelled millions int...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom: Insider's View of For-Profit Colleges, Race, Class and Education Justice

2012-01-13T17:00:58Z

Kaplan's assertion that students' fears and pain should be used to motivate them insinuates what many of us suspect to be true of the people who end up at for-profit colleges: they are lazy and stupid. But the students I worked with were not lazy, unmotivated, or stupid.

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Kaplan University: Preying On 'Pain' And 'Fears' Of Low-Income Students Is Not 'Remotely Deceptive'

2012-01-12T15:00:47Z

"Boiler room" sales tactics at some for-profit colleges have attracted unprecedented government and law enforcement scrutiny over the past two years. ...

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Steve Nelson: Education "Reform" -- Garbage In, Garbage Out

2012-01-06T14:28:15Z

The problems with education in America will be addressed only when we recognize that it's all about race, class and inequity.

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Former Finance Chair Joins Occupy Movement

2011-12-19T17:39:08Z

Carl Schweser made his money teaching people how to be a part of Wall Street. Now he's spending his retirement fighting against it.

The 68-year-ol...

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Dan Lybarger: Tales Of A Phone Monkey: My Tour Of Duty At Sallie Mae

2011-11-30T14:21:34Z

A little over 20 years ago, if you had your lunch or dinner interrupted by a caller wanting you to fork over on your student loans, I may have been th...

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WaPo Education Columnist Provides Favorable Coverage To For-Profit College Company Owned By WaPo

2011-11-28T15:59:14Z

It's pretty normal to see Washington Post contributors loosening their thought bowels to evangelize in favor of for-profit colleges. After all, one of...

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Kaplan Settles Whistle-Blower Case Over Its Broomall Campus

2011-07-23T12:46:59Z

Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, agreed Friday to pay $1.6 million to bring an end to investigations and charges relating to ...

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Gary Liberson, PhD: The Haunting Shadow of Student Debt

2011-06-24T18:08:10Z

It's tough to get ahead in the US without a postsecondary degree. Yet, achieving these degrees comes at a steep price for the student and the economy.

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After Regulations Eased On For-Profit Colleges, Washington Post Chairman's Family Sells $10 Million In Stocks

2011-06-20T17:40:00Z

In the days after the Obama administration issued a set of watered-down regulations governing the for-profit college industry earlier this month, Wash...

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Despite Higher Costs, For-Profit Colleges Spend Much Less On Educating Students

2011-05-26T08:05:33Z

For-profit colleges devote less than a third of what public universities spend on educating students, even though the for-profit institutions charge n...

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Does the SAT Have A Racial Bias?

2011-04-25T21:58:46Z

For years, the SAT has come under attack for having a certain bent. From the Harvard Educational Review to the Princeton Review, the measurement tool ...

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Joseph A. Palermo: In California the Battle To Save Higher Education Continues

2011-04-12T10:39:06Z

The budget constraints have led the CSU administration to put into overdrive its business model for higher education, to treat education like a "business," like a "product" that is "delivered" to a "customer."

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Online Law Schools Have Yet To Pass The Bar

2011-03-23T17:05:03Z

Enrolling in an online J.D. program may seem like a convenient alternative to spending three years and more than $100,000 on a traditional legal educa...

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Charles Kolb: Reforming American Postsecondary Education

2011-01-11T15:35:26Z

America's postsecondary education sector is a vital component of our democracy's health. Our ability to transform it will be a key factor in determining its future.

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Jeff Conlon: Setting the Record Straight on Kaplan University's Courtesy Registration Policy

2011-01-07T14:29:31Z

At Kaplan Higher Education, we are dedicated to helping our students succeed. We take pride in the more than 275,000 Kaplan graduates who have been able to improve their lives by advancing their education with us.

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For-Profit Colleges Charging More While Doing Less For Poorest

2010-12-31T08:57:09Z

s state budget cuts lock students out of community-college classrooms or force them to stand in class, for-profit colleges are attracting hundreds of ...

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Dave Johnson: Education For We, The People Or For Private Profit?

2010-12-24T18:36:00Z

In his press conference this week President Obama said the economic focus is no longer saving the economy from crisis, but "jumpstarting" it to make a...

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Kaplan Tarnishes Washington Post Legacy

2010-12-23T08:40:00Z

Nearly four decades ago, the Washington Post found itself faced with the sort of agonizing decision that can define a reputation. The New York Times h...

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Are You In Debt To A For Profit College?

2010-12-16T13:36:52Z

For-Profit colleges have been criticized by the federal government for their deceptive recruiting practices and predatory financial aid programs.

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Kaplan University's 'Guerrilla Registration' Forcing Students Into Debt

2010-12-22T08:35:45Z

Arlen Castillo had just begun an online associate's degree program at Kaplan University when a family emergency forced a change of plans. Her mother i...

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Florida Investigating 5 For-Profit Colleges

2010-10-22T14:41:18Z

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is investigating five private, for-profit colleges to determine if they've engaged in unfair or deceptive practices ...

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Kaplan Sued Over Alleged Job Discrimination

2010-12-21T16:57:23Z

Federal authorities on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. for allegedly discriminating against black job applicants by scre...

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