Budget Battles
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Trump’s Big New Tax Pledge
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Trump Says He Won’t Debate Again
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What Harris and Trump Said on Taxes and Healthcare
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Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Close It Down’ as Shutdown Looms
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Kamala Harris Rolls Out More of Her Policy Agenda
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A Disappointing Jobs Report Tees Up Fed Rate Cuts
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Trump Backs Elon Musk’s Plan for ‘Drastic’ Government Reform
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money When Back-to-School Shopping
In addition to picking up notebooks and calculators this year, you can give your kids something even more valuable: a lesson in personal finance. The back-to-school shopping period provides an ideal...
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Here’s How Much the Class of 2016 Owes on Their Student Loans
Students who graduated from college in 2016 with educational loans borrowed slightly less to pay for school than those who finished in 2015, new data shows.
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?
A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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What College Students Worry About Most
The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament
Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
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Why Princeton University Has to Change Its Name
By John Leo, The Fiscal TimesElle Woods, the sexy Harvard Law School student from la-la land in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde , got a taste of what has become a daily diet of politically corrected speech. In that movie, Enid,...
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Americans Are Saving More for College, but Making This Big Mistake
A new report from Sallie Mae finds that more parents are saving for college this year (57 percent) than last year (48 percent), and they’re saving an average of about $6,000 more, for a total of $16,...
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Luxury Hits the Quad as Dorm Rooms Go Upscale
Moving into a college dorm used to mean downsizing into a cramped shoebox with at least one roommate and barely enough space for your desk and bed. In many colleges today, however, teenagers are...
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Americans Have Saved Billions for College – but It May Not Be Enough
The average 529 account balance rose 3.1 percent in the first half of 2016 to an all-time high of nearly $21,000, according to a new report from the College Savings Plan Network . Related: The Best...
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For-Profit College Fined for Deceptive Loans by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Janna HerronAfter doling out its largest penalty ever last week to Wells Fargo , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau turned its lens to the for-profit college industry, forcing Bridgepoint Education, Inc...