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The 10 most expensive colleges
January 7, 2009Tuition at the most expensive four-year college is up only 2.7 percent from last year. But a small increase on an already big number is still gob-smacking.
College costs going nowhere but up
January 7, 2009As nervous as college freshmen may be, their cash-strapped parents are probably trembling more.
Colleges across U.S. helping displaced students
January 7, 2009Colleges throughout the United States are accommodating students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
The ROI on your MBA
January 7, 2009You've got dreams--big honking expensive dreams. You want to be a player in a powerhouse corporation or launch a business of your own. Either way, you've decided you'll need an MBA to prepare yours...
Let the MBA Buyer Beware
January 7, 2009So you're thinking about getting a master's of business administration, and you want to know which school is the best for you. With tuition at top-tier schools reportedly up 55 percent in the past ...
The business of dorm decorating
January 7, 2009Denim fashions may be all the rage this fall, but Erica Green cares more about dressing up her dorm room than dressing up herself. Green, an incoming junior at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, plans to spend more than $500 on furnishings, from bright blue butterfly chairs and rugs to a TV-DVD combo unit.
An education in organization
January 7, 2009Ever made a midnight run to buy poster board for a school project due the next morning? Afraid of what forms, homework and other forgotten but important pieces of paper might be unearthed in a thorough backpack search? Have a Top 10 list of excuses for missed assignments?
Goodbye, Perkins loan?
January 7, 2009College students take note - your government loan options might be shrinking.
Should home-schooled have access to public school programs?
January 7, 2009A growing number of parents in the United States are home-schooling their children, as an alternative to sending them to public or private schools. For a variety of reasons, these parents believe that they can provide an equal or superior educational experience at home.
The making of a young doctor
January 7, 2009The medical year begins on July 1, the day that medical school graduates finish their training as resident physicians and stream out into the real world of shingles and stethoscopes.
