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How the states stacked up in total college student debt

How the states stacked up in total college student debt

Percentage of Grads w/ Debt and Avg Debt of those with Loans, by State Class of 2010 Institutions (BA-granting) Graduates State Average Debt Rank % with debt Rank Total Usable % Represented in Usable Data Alabama $ 24,821 14 56% 29 33 16 68% Alaska $ 22,717 27 50% 40 4 4 100% Arizona $…
by Alex Friedrich

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Possible reasons Minnesota students are among the biggest borrowers

Possible reasons Minnesota students are among the biggest borrowers

You may be familiar with today’s national news about this years Project on Student Debt report that says the average American college student graduated with more than $25,000 in debt last year. In Minnesota, it’s even worse. The average debt of new college grads here went up more than 5 percent last year to $29,000…
by Alex Friedrich

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National report card shows Minnesota students losing ground to peers

National report card shows Minnesota students losing ground to peers

Minnesota students' math and reading scores are above average, but several states have pulled ahead of Minnesota. Only about half of Minnesota's 4th and 8th grade students are proficient in math, and fewer are proficient in reading. Why is this, and what should/can be done?

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Carleton student: The ups and downs of different roommate situations

Carleton student: The ups and downs of different roommate situations

Carleton College senior Claire Weinberg blogs about the pros and cons of various living arrangements at the school, from living alone to sharing an apartment with half a dozen people. When I was in school, our only official option was to share a room with another person. (My roommate moved out to join a fraternity…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Resume filling, MBA athletes and the NCAA mafia

“Come Here to Fill Out Your Résumé” This ad, which I saw during the Illinois/Penn State football game last weekend, symbolizes for me the widening rift between most students and most professors. (College Misery) College Graduates’ Debt Burden Grew, Yet Again, in 2010 Students who graduated from college in 2010 with student loans owed an average of $25,250,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. lawmakers briefed on NCLB waiver plan

The state Department of Education remains committed to applying for a waiver from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

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