Nearly 1 Million in Community College Lack Access to Federal Loans
(Photo: Youtube, Creative Commons) An increasing number of community colleges are exiting the federal student loan program, leaving nearly a million students without access to affordable options to pay for school. Nearly 1 in 10 community college students in 32 states have no access to federal student loans, and nearly half of these students are […]
Education Commission: Broaden Access to AP Courses
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report titled “Advanced Placement: Model Policy Components,” released by the Education Commission of The States, details the factors needed for successful Advanced Placement (AP) programs in high schools. Research shows that student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, which were launched in 1955 by the College Board, strongly correlates […]
Cancer patients not given access to treatments because of ‘broken’ drug funding system
CANCER patients are not being given access to ground-breaking treatments because the system of funding drugs in England is “really broken”, the head of a major pharmaceuticals company warned today. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed
Iran to get access to BILLIONS in frozen assets as sanctions lifted and US prisoners freed
IRAN is to get access to billions of pounds in frozen assets after trade sanctions imposed by the EU and US were lifted on Saturday. Daily Express :: World Feed
Iran to get access to BILLIONS in frozen assets as sanctions lifted and US prisoners freed
IRAN is to get access to billions of pounds in frozen assets after trade sanctions imposed by the EU and US were lifted on Saturday. Daily Express :: News Feed
School Internet Access Increases, Rural Schools Lagging
According to an annual report released by EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit whose goal is to increase Internet access to public schools across the country, the number of students who have access to high-speed broadband in their classrooms has grown tremendously over the last two years and has reached an additional 20 million students since 2013. In 2013, only 30% of […]
Facebook to launch SATELLITE to provide free internet access to remote parts of Africa
FACEBOOK will launch a satellite to provide free internet access to remote parts of Africa, founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed. Daily Express :: Tech Feed