‘Promise zone’ college tuition legislation draws debate

Crains Detroit Business - Found 5 hours ago… would promise to provide high school graduates college tuition toward a bachelor’s degree at a … underfunded by nearly $3,000 per student and

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College no problem for Radnor high schooler

Philly.com - Found 16 hours ago… and college simultaneously, aiming to have her diploma in hand by 2009 and a bachelor’s degree … the youngest student to earn a bachelor’s …

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Warrants say student was kidnapped, robbed and shot (Kinston Free Press)

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) - Search warrants unsealed Friday describe what may have been the final terrifying moments in the life of a promising college student: kidnapped after choosing to stay home and study, taken in her own vehicle to be robbed at an A.T.M., and shot multiple times.
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Report: Athens College Student Shot 5 Times (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

UNC student body president Eve Carson was shot by two men, according to reports.
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College Set To Honor Student Killed In Accident (WAPT Jackson)

Mississippi College is set to unveil a bronze sculpture of an honor student who was killed last year.
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Mississippi College to honor student killed in accident (The Clarion-Ledger)

Next month Mississippi College will unveil a bronze bust of Lina Song, a graduate student from China who was killed last year.
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Underprivileged can earn college credits (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Kim Nguyen’s goal to get a bachelor’s degree in biology was nearly dashed when she was turned away from Upward Bound, a program that helps underprivileged youths go to college.
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College clan (Erie Times-News)

Degrees awarded Scott Mang graduated from Grove City College, Grove City, with a bachelor of arts degree in Christian thought. Mang is a 2004 graduate of McDowell High School and is the son of James and Linda Mang, of Erie.
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Sandquist aims for complete college experience (The Fort Dodge Messenger)

By DAWN THOMPSON, Messenger staff writer Work is no hardship for Rick Sandquist, director of student activities and head softball coach at Iowa Central Community College. “I love my job,” he said. “I love what I do. It’s fun when you enjoy coming to work every day, and there’s always something new happening every day.
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New trial sought in ex-Goucher student’s killing (Baltimore Sun)

Man was convicted of raping, murdering ex-Goucher student The man convicted of raping and killing a former Goucher College student is asking for a new trial, saying the judge gave improper instructions to the jury and that government witnesses misled jurors about the reliability of DNA evidence.
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Is Your Online College Program Military-friendly? (Richfield Reaper)

(ARA) - An online college program typically allows a student to complete their requirements from any place and anytime the student has access to the Internet. For that reason, the online option can be a perfect fit for a military student.
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Student news (The Herald-Mail)

PHILADELPHIA - Julie Marie Sanicola of Hagerstown was among the 256 graduates awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at the college’s 117th commencement at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on June 1.
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Student performance: School chief is ‘on track’ - Detroit Free Press

Superintendent Connie Calloway has offered ideas on improving student performance in Detroit schools, but no details. For example, she announced that five schools would be reinvented and labeled Turn Around Schools. Existing staff would be removed …
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Florida students to pay 6-15% more for college in fall - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

The days of rock-bottom tuition may be ending for some of Florida’s universities. When school starts this fall, students will pay from 6 percent to 15 percent more in tuition than they did last year. The University of Florida, Florida State …
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Mississippi College to honor student killed in accident - Jackson Clarion-Ledger

Next month Mississippi College will unveil a bronze bust of Lina Song, a graduate student from China who was killed last year. The sculpture by artist Sam Gore will be put on display at the Leland Speed Library. Song, 27, was struck by a car as she …
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