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Watch TV Show Webcast: Paying for College

In an era when what students know is the most important factor in determining success, postsecondary education has never been more critical. Although two thirds of high-growth, high wage jobs require a college degree, only a third of Americans have one. Ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the knowledge-driven economy will require postsecondary education but more than 60 percent of Americans ages 25-64 have no postsecondary education credential.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
 
Reading First Impact Study: Final Report

Secretary Spellings announced the release of the Institute of Education Sciences' report: Reading First Impact Study: Final Report. This report presents an additional year of data from 2006-2007 on student reading comprehension and classroom instruction. In addition, the report includes information on the impact of the program on first-grade students' decoding skills.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:00 GMT
 



 
Primary Documents in American History: The American Revolution and The New Nation, 1763-1815

Provides images and descriptions of George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief (1775), Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777), Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), Northwest Ordinance (1787), Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789), Judiciary Act of 1789 (1789), Jay's Treaty (1794), Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), Louisiana Purchase (1803), and more. (Library of Congress)
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:53:00 GMT
 
Additional Action to Ensure Access to Federal Student Loans

Secretary Spellings announced that the U.S. Department of Education would take further action to purchase Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans to ensure students have continued access to Federal student loans. The Department will use its existing authority to purchase 2007-2008 academic year FFEL loans. The purchase program is designed to minimize potential disruption in student lending until the conduit program becomes operational.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
 
 
 
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Founded in 1901 as St. Clara College, Chicago-based Dominican University is committed to nurturing the qualities of scholarship, leadership and service in both its graduate and undergraduate students. A co-educational Catholic institution, Dominican offers 18 graduate programs through its graduate schools for education, library and information science, business and information systems, and social work. Dominican's Rosary College of Arts and Sciences offers 51 undergraduate programs. In its 2005 special issue on America's best colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master's level universities and as a best value in university education for the seventh consecutive year.

Drake University is a private, co-educational university in Des Moines, Iowa, that offers many graduate programs and undergraduate majors through its six colleges and schools dedicated to education, the arts and sciences, journalism and mass communication, law, and pharmacy and health sciences. Drake students receive an education that blends a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences with outstanding professional programs. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Drake among the top regional universities in the Midwest, and both Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges and Barron's 300 Best Buys in College Education rate Drake as one of today's best values in higher education.

Nova Southeastern University, founded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1964, is the eighth largest independent university in the country with more than 25,000 students. A pioneer of non-traditional approaches to high-quality education, NSU awards associates, bachelors, masters, educational specialist, doctoral and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. The Princeton Review has included NSU on its list of the best distance learning graduate schools in the country.

The Kansas-based University of Saint Mary is a Catholic, co-educational university with programs in the humanities, sciences and the professions. Shaped by the educational mission of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, the school is dedicated to educating students to contribute to the well being of society. USM offers five master's degree programs, including its graduate education program, and 25 bachelor's degree programs.

Founded in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Xavier University is a co-educational Catholic university and one of Chicago's oldest institutions for higher learning. From its spacious main campus on the city's southwest side to more than 25 class sites across the Chicago metropolitan area, Saint Xavier University is dedicated to the liberal arts. The school offers master's degree programs and graduate-level courses in education as well as nursing, business, English, speech pathology and counseling psychology. Its selection of bachelor's degree programs in more than 30 fields includes education, business, communication sciences and disorders, and nursing.
 
 

 
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