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Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on education
President Obama says his policy initiatives are helping teachers, schools, and students. Mitt Romney advocates more school choice and private-sector involvement. Here is a look at how the two differ on eduction issues.
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Budget cuts: five groups likely to feel the pinch
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Opinion: Iowa caucus and beyond: What's the role of government?
As Iowans caucus and other states vote for a Republican nominee, one issue is the role of federal government. Iowans may be surprised to learn that they get back more in individual federal assistance than they pay in federal taxes. And it's similar elsewhere.
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Barney Frank schools Paul Ryan on the economy
In a televised debate, retiring Congressman Barney Frank offered concrete solutions to the nation's economic woes–while Ryan could only respond with rhetorical flourishes.
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How to make Obama's ecomomic ideas realities
President Obama's economy speech last week was a huge step in the right direction. Here are the concrete policies that can make his "we're in this together" agenda a reality.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's lowdown on higher education and student loan debt
In a meeting Monday with university leaders, Obama pushed for ways to lower tuition and other reforms. But he must tie federal aid to holding faculty accountable for what students learn.
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Obama's student loan debt-relief plan: Too good to be true?
President Obama has said he will help ease student loan debt, claiming he doesn't even need Congress to do it. It seems the Education Department has the cash to back him up.
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Student loans: paying off loans with different interest rates
Student loans can come with different interest rates. Is it better to pay off students loans that you owe the most on, or that have the highest rate first? Look to question No. 6 of the reader mailbag.
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Budget cuts: five groups likely to feel the pinch
If there's one thing that's lacking in the debt deal that president signed on Aug. 2, it's specifics. It asks for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, but gives few concrete details about where they'll come from. The deal does outline some changes for student loans, and it leaves out renewals for a couple of unemployment benefits programs. But most of the envisioned budget cuts won't become clearer until this fall, when a 12-member, bipartisan "super committee" gives its recommendations to Congress. Some Americans may be particularly vulnerable to their budget choices. Here are five groups who could see a reduction in government largesse:
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If debt ceiling talks yield no deal, how bad for US economy?
Higher interest rates. No money for things like highways, federal workers, defense contractors, food stamps. Return to recession. That's what most economists see as inevitable if national debt ceiling is not raised.
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'Financial aid' curbs on for-profit colleges: Too lenient?
Financial aid dollars from the US government represents up to 90 percent of revenues of for-profit colleges. When the Department of Education laid down new conditions for financial aid access, the colleges' shares didn't tank. They soared on Wall Street.
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For-profit colleges: Great deal for taxpayers. But for students?
For-profit colleges leave students with too much debt, some in Washington are saying. Even though graduates of for-profit colleges might have huge loans to repay, they are a good deal for taxpayers, a recent study says.
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Research universities a bad deal for taxpayers?
Bachelor's degrees from research universities are the costliest to taxpayers, a new study finds, while degrees from the most selective not-for-profit schools give back the most.
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Spending deal revealed: What got cut to avoid a government shutdown?
The spending deal to avoid a government shutdown had been agreed to last Friday, but the details of the $39 billion in cuts were not released until Tuesday.
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Right-wing bullies will hold the nation hostage
Obama needs to stand up to Republicans, and the sooner he does it, the better
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Paul Ryan sends shockwaves through D.C. with new GOP budget
Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin is the main author of a new House GOP proposal that would restructure Medicare and Medicaid, among other things.
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House GOP and Senate Dems face off over 'wildly different' budget bills
House Republicans passed a budget bill on Feb. 19 without a single Democratic vote; now Senate Democrats have their own budget proposal. The Senate is poised to vote on both.
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Can Democrats step up and save the country?
Democrats have become irrelevant, and a government shutdown is looming.
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Washington trims Pell Grants: How will students pay fall tuition?
Washington's new austerity may make it harder for low-income students to afford college. Pell Grants are on the chopping block, losing $5.7 billion under the current House proposal.
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Why the budget deficit is so hard for Congress to shrink
Congress has less and less leeway for closing the budget deficit as outlays for entitlement programs grow.
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Obama’s Valentine’s Day budget: No roses or bon-bons for the GOP
President Obama's FY 2012 budget lands on congressional desks Monday. Republicans are unimpressed, which sets the scene for a long fight over spending, taxing, and deficit reduction.
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Republicans take a $100 billion whack at Obama budget
Bending to party conservatives – notably tea partiers – House GOP leaders propose steep cuts in many popular programs for the rest of the fiscal year. Will it lead to a government shut-down?
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Tea Party Caucus in Senate very small, very enthusiastic
Tea Party Caucus: What the caucus and audience lacked in size they made up for in enthusiasm and energy. New Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., fired up the crowd along with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., by preaching the gospel of deficit reduction
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College tuition: Six in 10 freshmen say economy affected choice of school
But concerns about college tuition are offset at least in part by financial aid, as well as big increases in the Federal Pell Grant Program.
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State of the Union mystery: What do Obama's Race to the Top plans mean?
Obama called education key to 'winning the future' and wants to replace No Child Left Behind with a plan based on his Race to the Top initiative. But that left some experts scratching their heads.
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Credit repair: What's the smart plan for clearing out debts?
Credit repair (Question #1) and recovering from bankruptcy (Question #10) let you erase old debt and improve your credit score – in the long run. But be careful about short-term implications.
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American education under attack
Budget pressures at the state and federal level have led to slashed education programs and rising tuition at state universities.
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