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From Tech Crunch: Is For-Profit The Future Of Education In Brazil?

Photo credit: Agência Brasilby Julie RuvoloBrazilian startup Descomplica (“Uncomplicate”) has raised an $8 million Series B to build an education entertainment company that the…

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From The New York Times: D.I.Y. Education Before YouTube

by Jon GrinspanEACH summer, when school ends, education mostly stops short, too. But it hasn’t always been that way. For…

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WST: Education Dpt. to Delay Some Corinthian Student-Loan Collection

by Stephanie GleasonStudents of the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc. who have defaulted on loan payments to the Education Department will…

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CBS News: Math error at the Museum of Science caught by 15-year-old

Photo Credit: Jeremy MikkolaThe Associated PressBOSTON - It took a 15-year-old high school student from Virginia to catch a math…

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From The Atlantic: What Schools Will Do to Keep Students on Track

Photo Credit: Chris Moncusby Kate N. GrossmanChicago has seen a double-digit increase in the percentage of kids graduating from high…

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ABC News: Teenage Activist Wants More Money for Children’s Education

Photo Credit: Claude Truong-Ngocby The Associated PressNobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai wants world leaders to spend more money, on top…

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The World Bank: World Bank Supports Agriculture, Education Reforms in Vietnam

Photo Credit: Milei.vencelWASHINGTON, June 30, 2015—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $315 million in two credits for Vietnam…

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From Forbes: 10 Things Every College Grad Needs To Know About Money

Photo Credit: Susan AdamsOne Stanford student thought “paid vacation” meant that her boss would pay for all her travel and…

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BBC News: Four in 10 students say university not a good value – survey

Photo credit: David MorrisFour in 10 of the first students to pay higher fees do not believe their courses have…

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Yahoo! News: Professors flee, higher education suffers in Venezuela

by Jorge RuedaCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has already lost many of its brightest young professionals to better-paying jobs abroad,…

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