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Georgia’s new Jim Crow ignominy: Illegally segregating troublesome students

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When charter schools are nonprofit in name only

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Columbus Charter School in Whiteville, N.C., uses a rigid instructional approach in which teachers stick to a script and drill students, like the kindergarteners above, through call and response. (Travis Dove for ProPublica)

Public education, private profits: Inside a charter school power broker’s million-dollar scam

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It’s not just the parents: Taxpayers are getting creamed on student loans

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Higher education’s transparency sham: Who really gets financial aid

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How college pricing is just like holiday retail sales

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Finally, real oversight for student loan servicers

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Public universities ramp up aid for the wealthy, leaving the poor behind

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Public universities ramp up aid for the wealthy

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Miami University, Ohio (Wikimedia)

College tuition’s hidden charges

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College debt is completely out of control

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Why student loans are just like mortgages

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Why are student financial aid letters so confusing?

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Are student loans the new subprime mortgages?

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Grieving father struggles to pay dead son’s student loans

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Rep. Peter King, of New York's 3rd congressional district

U.S. lawmaker supporting terrorist group? Rep. Peter King isn’t the first

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A woman sits outside a nursing home in old Merritt Island, Florida.

Government reports find 92 percent of nursing homes employ convicts

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A Libyan protester holds up a sign as she shouts slogans against Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi during the demonstration before Friday prayers, in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday Feb. 25, 2011. Militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi opened fire on protesters streaming out of mosques in the Libyan capital on Friday, demanding the regime's ouster, witnesses said, reporting at least four killed. Across rebellious cities in the east, tens of thousands held rallies in support of the first Tripoli protests in days. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

Where things stand: U.S. imposes sanctions on Libya, says “It’s time for Qaddafi to go”

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Protesters pull down a concrete wall in Baghdad during Iraq's "Day of Rage."

The latest on crackdowns in the Mideast and U.S. responses

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Libyan army soldiers shout slogans against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

As U.S. rebuilt ties with Libya, human rights concerns took a back seat

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, following an all-Senators meeting on Egypt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP)

Months before brutal attacks in Bahrain, U.S. praised the ally’s progress

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Protestors supporting the government and opposed to strikes demonstrate in Tunis, Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011. Tunisia's so-called "Jasmine Revolution" has sparked scattered protests and civil disobedience in the Middle East and North Africa, and much of the world is watching to see how the birth pangs of Tunisian democracy play out. Poster reads: No to the violence. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) (AP)

Overview of Middle East crackdowns and the (varying) U.S. responses

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