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Report: Millions Start But Never Finish College
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For the past two decades, more than 31 million Americans started college, but never walked across the stage to grab a diploma. That's from a recent report by the National… Read More

The Impact Of Recession On College Grads
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College graduates who earned their diploma in 2008 faced starting their careers in the worst economic downturn in nearly a century. A report out this week from the U.S. Department… Read More

The Expansion Of The Pay-As-You-Earn Student Loan System
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Ohio’s college graduates carry an average of $29,000 in student loan debt, according to The Institute for College Access and Success. So President Obama’s recent call to expand the already… Read More

Kent State Offers Second Chance To Some Students
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Kent State is looking for a specific group of students: those who have dropped out over the past two years, have above a 2.0 grade point average, haven’t graduated from… Read More

School Officers Work To Combat Absenteeism
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Every morning Larry Keating parks himself near the entrance to Keifer Academy in Springfield, Ohio – a city of about 60,000 west of Columbus. As students shuffle in, his blue-grey… Read More

Tuition Increases At More Than Half Of Ohio’s State-Funded Universities
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Editor's note: Ohio University administration announced a plan to recommend raising tuition 1.5 percent for the 2014-15 academic year. The school's Board of Trustees will vote on the matter at its… Read More