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  • A First: Per-Student Spending Down at Schools Friday, 24 May 2013 | 3:42 PM ET

    The amount of money spent per public school student fell in 2011 for the first time since the Census Bureau began keeping records more than three decades earlier.

  • YOUR MONEY-Class of 2013 guide to student loans Friday, 24 May 2013 | 1:48 PM ET

    BOSTON, May 24- College graduates are carrying more than just their diplomas this spring as they enter the real world: student loan debt- a lot of it. Seventy percent of the Class of 2013 is graduating indebted, with an average balance of $35,200, says a recent Fidelity Investments survey.

  • Midday Glance: Education companies Friday, 24 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

    Apollo Group rose$. 06 or. 3 percent, to $20.91. Career Education Corp. rose$. 02 or. 7 percent, to $3.06. DeVry rose$. 39 or 1.3 percent, to $31.25.

  • Iowa Board of Regents confirms tuition freeze Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:49 AM ET

    DES MOINES, Iowa-- The Board of Regents is following up on its promise of freezing tuition at Iowa's public universities now that an education budget is in the books. The Legislature approved the $897 million higher education budget last week.

  • Wash. college students ask Congress for stability Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:43 AM ET

    SEATTLE-- College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

  • Early Glance: Education companies Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

    Apollo Group fell$. 35 or 1.7 percent, to $20.50. Career Education Corp. fell$. 06 or 2.0 percent, to $2.98. DeVry fell$. 29 or. 9 percent, to $30.57.

  • Final Glance: Education companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:03 PM ET

    Apollo Group rose$. 24 or 1.2 percent, to $20.85. Career Education Corp. rose$. 10 or 3.4 percent, to $3.04. DeVry rose$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $30.86.

  • House Votes to Tie Student Loan Rates to Market Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 5:27 PM ET

    The Republican-dominated House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system.

  • Midday Glance: Education companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

    Apollo Group rose$. 28 or 1.3 percent, to $20.89. Career Education Corp. rose$. 06 or 2.0 percent, to $3.00. DeVry rose$. 12 or. 4 percent, to $30.95.

  • U.S. House votes to tie student loan rates to market Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:31 PM ET

    WASHINGTON, May 23- The Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system. The White House also threatened on Wednesday to veto the bill, arguing the plan would create uncertainty for students.

  • NC Senate spending plan given initial OK Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 10:54 AM ET

    The two-year plan, approved on a 33-17 party-line vote following more than three hours of debate, has been labeled by GOP budget-writers as a fiscally responsible document that locates building repairs and renovations after years of neglect during the Great Recession, and collects more rainy-day reserves.

  • Early Glance: Education companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 10:45 AM ET

    Apollo Group fell$. 20 or 1.0 percent, to $20.41. Career Education Corp. fell$. 07 or 2.4 percent, to $2.87. DeVry fell$. 62 or 2.0 percent, to $30.21.

  • School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 8:33 AM ET

    MOORE, Okla.-- With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. Unlike several other schools in the Oklahoma City area, Plaza Towers had no "safe room" in which students and teachers could seek protection from a twister.

  • Link Student Loan Rates to Markets? House to Vote Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:58 AM ET

    Facing a deadline in which federal loan rates would double for 7 million college students, the House is ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the markets.

  • Final Glance: Education companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:08 PM ET

    Apollo Group fell$. 87 or 4.1 percent, to $20.61. Career Education Corp. fell$. 11 or 3.6 percent, to $2.94. DeVry fell$. 37 or 1.2 percent, to $30.83.

  • Delayed Dreams: Class of 2013's Returning Students Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:40 PM ET

    Older Americans make up a significant chunk of college students in recent years and are now heading out into the job market in an improving economy.

  • Chicago Board of Ed to vote on 53 school closings Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:56 PM ET

    CHICAGO-- The Chicago Board of Education was expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to close 53 schools, an ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define _ for better or worse _ Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office.

  • Midday Glance: Education companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

    Apollo Group fell$. 50 or 2.3 percent, to $20.98. DeVry rose$. 27 or. 9 percent, to $31.47. Strayer Education Inc. fell $1.88 or 3.3 percent, to $55.61.

  • Early Glance: Education companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:51 AM ET

    Apollo Group fell$. 12 or. 6 percent, to $21.36. Career Education Corp. fell$. 05 or 1.6 percent, to $3.00. DeVry rose$. 22 or. 7 percent, to $31.42.

  • States Bring Renewed Swagger to Top States 2013 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:46 AM ET

    CNBC has been ranking all 50 states for competitiveness since 2007. This year's report comes as states continue to get back in fighting shape—fighting for jobs, that is.