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Parents Make Tough Decisions To Pay For College

May 12th, 2012

PAYING FOR COLLEGE: MORE TOUGH DECISIONS Middle age is prime time for saving money. From your late 40s through early 60s, youre supposed to squirrel away cash to cope with health care costs in your old age. But for millions of Americans, middle age also is the time when children are seeking help with higher-education bills, and elderly parents may be needing assistance with daily care. Scott and Kelley Hawkins, both 46, are in that middle position. As they brace for paying rising college expenses for two daughters in school at once, they know they will have many tough financial decisions to make. A lot of extra stuff we used to have money for, we dont have the money for now that the hefty-tuition years are looming, Scott Hawkins said. The article is from NPR’s Family Matters series.

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The Poetry of the Taliban

May 12th, 2012

The Poetry of the Taliban, edited by Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn and due out in July is already garnering a lot of discussion both positive and negative.

Richard Kemp, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan criticized the book in The Guardian, cautioning readers against being taken in by a lot of self-justifying propaganda.

However, Michael Dwyer, managing director of Hurst Co., the British publisher of The Poetry of the Taliban, views the book as an important part of their list of books focusing on Afghanistan: All these books, including Poetry of the Taliban, contribute to our knowledge of Afghanistan and the vicissitudes endured by its people in recent decades.”

In the New York Times blog At War, C. J. Chivers argues that the book Reading The Poetry of the Taliban as a way of better understanding the Taliban and Afghanistan:

Whatever the current controversy, “Poetry of the Taliban” serves as a martial and social artifact from a broken land. Its p

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E-Textbooks and Piracy

May 4th, 2012

For many college students, textbooks can be one of the most expensive parts of a college education. Publishing companies have begun to distribute e-textbooks that should help ease the amount of money students spend on textbooks. Many times; however, the e-textbook is as expensive as the printed version. This has increased the number of pirated e-textbooks. According to an article in The Chronicle for Higher Education, e-textbooks are being pirated and distributed to students at a greatly reduced cost.

According to the article, these types of websites have been operating overseas to avoid the penalties imposed by the copyright laws in America. This e-textbook piracy website sent out requests for students to scan their textbooks and post it the site. In an interview of the pirating website’s founder, he set up this site to protest the “unfairly high prices of textbooks.” Publishing companies who produce these e-textbooks state that this piracy does not help lower textbook prices, but it forces companies to charge more for the e-textbooks.

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Lumina Releases Major Report on College Attainment

April 15th, 2012

Stronger Nation 2012 released Modest gains in U.S. college attainment rates revealed; progress must be accelerated  Lumina Foundations latest Stronger Nation report shows we must do significantly more to build on the modest gains in U.S. higher education attainment.

For the first time ever, postsecondary attainment data for the nations 100 largest metro areas will be reported. Detailed breakdowns of college attainment data are available at the national, state and county level.   Experts Gather on Capitol Hill to Release Latest College Attainment Report

Findings in Stronger Nation report released. Watch highlights from the news conference. » Interact with Stronger Nation data »

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Saturday Roundup: Arizona, LSU Clinch Big Series

April 14th, 2012

 

Top 25 Showdowns:

(1) Florida at (16) Mississippi: The Gators erased a 3-2 deficit with six runs in the eighth, highlighted by Vickash Ramjits three-run homer, as the Gators evened the series with a 9-4 win.

• (2) Stanford at (8) Arizona: Konner Wade (9 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) went the distance in Arizonas 4-2 win, clinching the series. The Wildcats out-hit the Cardinal 10-3 to hand Stanford its first series loss of the season. Three Stanford errors resulted in three unearned runs against Brett Mooneyham (7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K).

• (3) Arkansas at (15) Louisiana State: Ty Ross walk-off RBI single gave LSU a 2-1 win, clinching the series for the Tigers. Arkansas Ryne Stanek (7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) and LSUs Ryan Eades (7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) earned no-decisions in a fine pitchers duel.

• (10) Kentucky at (25) Georgia: The Wildcats and Bulldogs split a doubleheader in Athens, with the rubber game scheduled for Sunday. Georgi

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List: Law Schools That Lead to Highest Debt

April 6th, 2012

Which schools newly minted J.D.s have the highest average indebtedness at graduation?

Here are the 10 schools with the highest average indebtedness for 2011:

1. California Western School of Law ($153,145) 2. Thomas Jefferson School of Law ($153,006) 3. American University (Washington) ($151,318) 4. New York Law School ($146,230) 5. Phoenix School of Law ($145,357) 6. Southwestern Law School ($142,606) 7. Catholic University of America ($142,222) 8. Northwestern University ($139,101) 9. Pace University ($139,007) 10. Whittier College ($138,961).

Four of the top 10 are located in California, and four including the top two  were ranked in the bottom fourth of all law schools.

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