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California Legislators Act to Block Administrators From Censoring College Publications
08 August 08 05:34 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In a move that may soon further the free-speech rights of students writing for the state’s college newspapers, California legislators passed a bill on August 5 that would make it unlawful for school administrators to retaliate against college and high school journalism teachers trying to protect their students. Read More...

Filed under: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Censorship, CNPA, college, college loans, Free Speech, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, journalism, legislation, Leland Yee, media, NextStudent, San Francisco Chronicle, student loans, University of California

Trade School Students No Longer Protected Under California Law
07 July 08 04:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

California students at for-profit colleges now have fewer legal rights if their institution goes out of business. The state law that regulated for-profit colleges, which enroll some 400,000 students, expired at the end of June and lawmakers recently rejected Read More...

Filed under: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools, Chronicle of Higher Education, college loans, Corinthian Colleges, financial aid, for-profit colleges, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles Times, NextStudent, student loans, trade schools, tuition

Congress Joins States and Colleges in Efforts to Reduce Soaring Textbook Costs
03 March 08 07:09 AM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

With the average college student now shelling out between $900 and $1,000 each year for textbooks and supplies, according to the College Board ’s latest Trends in College Pricing report, schools, states, and now Congress are getting involved in the crusade Read More...

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