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At Universities, Too, the Rich Grow Richer

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.16.2013 | Business
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Lawrence Wittner

Although many Americans believe their universities are places where administrators and faculty members coexist on a fairly equal basis, the reality is that this is far from the case.

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Warning: America's Education Edge Is Eroding

| Jon Marcus | Posted 03.06.2013 | College
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This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University. The amount b...

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Why Inequality Is Rising Under President Obama

Eric Zuesse | Posted 01.28.2013 | Politics
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Eric Zuesse

Last week, the economics firm A. Gary Shilling & Co. came out with a chart that Business Insider published on November 23rd, headlining "The Top 20% H...

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Job Creators Don't Matter Without Job Doers and Student Loan Debt = Less Entrepreneurs

David Litwak | Posted 01.02.2013 | Business
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David Litwak

Romney's continued lead on the subject of the economy even as he spouts nonsensical, nonspecific tax plans, says to me what they are doing isn't working.

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New Reports Reveal Cause For Soaring Tuition

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 09.26.2012 | College
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More students are going to college than ever before, but states have continued to cut back on funding for public colleges, and that's leading to some ...

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The 10 Cheapest Public Colleges

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.30.2012 | College
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Everyone seems to be talking about the exorbitant cost of higher education lately. Over the past few years, states have made higher education a tar...

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Public Higher Education: Too Big -- and Far Too Important -- to Fail

Gene D. Block | Posted 06.17.2012 | Los Angeles
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Gene D. Block

Today we face a moment of decision. It is time for our leaders to show foresight and courage by recognizing that public higher education is simply too big -- and far too important -- to fail.

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Students Footing More Of Bill For Public Higher Ed

AP | By JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.16.2012 | College
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-- The "public" component of public higher education is rapidly eroding, with public colleges now getting more than 43 percent of their revenues from...

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Students Footing More Of Bill For Public Higher Ed

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.16.2012 | College
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The "public" component of public higher education is rapidly eroding, with public colleges now getting more than 43 percent of their revenues from stu...

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Tyler Kingkade

Students In California, New York Call For Millionaire's Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.05.2012 | College
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NEW YORK -- Thousands of students, union members and Occupy protesters are gathering Monday at the New York and California state capitols, calling for...

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In California the Battle To Save Higher Education Continues

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.12.2011 | College
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Joseph A. Palermo

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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California: Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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Joseph A. Palermo

Scwharzenegger and the Republicans who control California's finances have concluded it's not even worth trying to compete with India and China anymore, as evidenced by the "restructuring" of the California State University system.

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