MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Alabama's Department of Revenue determined the state's new private school tax credits don't apply to students who are already in private schools, even if they live in zones where failing public schools operate. "The language in the legislation clearly states a student needs to transfer," state Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee said Tuesday.
Apollo Group rose$. 16 or. 8 percent, to $20.36. Career Education Corp. rose$. 01 or. 4 percent, to $2.85. DeVry rose$. 14 or. 5 percent, to $29.44.
Apollo Group fell$. 67 or 3.2 percent, to $20.20. Career Education Corp. fell$. 04 or 1.4 percent, to $2.84. DeVry rose$. 29 or 1.0 percent, to $29.30.
Apollo Group fell$. 60 or 2.9 percent, to $20.28. Career Education Corp. fell$. 03 or 1.0 percent, to $2.85. DeVry rose$. 72 or 2.5 percent, to $29.73.
Obama told Charlie Rose, host of a PBS interview program, that Bernanke was like longtime FBI Director Robert Mueller, who agreed to stay two years longer in the job than he had planned and is to leave in the coming months. Ben Bernanke's a little bit like Bob Mueller, the head of the FBI- where he's already stayed a lot longer than he wanted or he was supposed to. "
Apollo Group fell$. 14 or. 7 percent, to $20.73. Career Education Corp. fell$. 05 or 1.7 percent, to $2.83. DeVry rose$. 28 or 1.0 percent, to $29.29.
BUFFALO, N.Y.-- New York school districts that saw budgets fail in May will put plans up for new votes Tuesday, in many cases after making additional cuts to staffing and other spending. The Marlboro Central School District in Ulster County, which had proposed lowering the tax levy, instead adopted a contingency budget.
TRENTON, N.J.-- New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow those in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. To be eligible, a student must have attended a New Jersey high school for at least three years and have a diploma from a state high school or the equivalent.
WASHINGTON-- The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.
Apollo Group fell$. 18 or. 9 percent, to $20.87. Career Education Corp. rose$. 06 or 2.1 percent, to $2.88. DeVry fell$. 19 or. 7 percent, to $29.01.
Apollo Group rose$. 01 or percent, to $21.06. Career Education Corp. rose$. 07 or 2.5 percent, to $2.89. DeVry fell$. 10 or. 3 percent, to $29.10.
Apollo Group rose$. 23 or 1.1 percent, to $21.28. Career Education Corp. rose$. 02 or. 7 percent, to $2.84. DeVry rose$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $29.23.
LISBON, Portugal-- Thousands of Portuguese students have missed mandatory end-of-year exams because of a 24- hour strike by teachers opposing government plans to extend their working week and reduce staff numbers. Education Minister Nuno Crato announced a July rescheduling for those who missed their exams.
Apollo Group fell$. 47 or 2.2 percent, to $21.05. Career Education Corp. fell$. 09 or 3.1 percent, to $2.82. DeVry fell$. 21 or. 7 percent, to $29.20.
Apollo Group fell$. 53 or 2.5 percent, to $20.99. Career Education Corp. fell$. 06 or 2.1 percent, to $2.85. DeVry fell$. 35 or 1.2 percent, to $29.06.
Apollo Group rose$. 28 or 1.3 percent, to $21.80. Career Education Corp. rose$. 10 or 3.4 percent, to $3.01. DeVry rose$. 35 or 1.2 percent, to $29.76.
RALEIGH, N.C.-- The North Carolina House completed debate Thursday on its version of a state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the Senate. The Republican-led House gave its final approval to a two-year plan that would spend nearly $20.6 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- The federal government has reached a settlement with Rhode Island and the city of Providence for violating the rights of the disabled by segregating them at a vocational school and an employment program where they were "robbed of years of productivity," a Justice Department official said Thursday.
Apollo Group rose$. 31 or 1.5 percent, to $21.52. Career Education Corp. fell$. 05 or 1.7 percent, to $2.91. DeVry fell$. 27 or. 9 percent, to $29.41.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."