Shares of some top education companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Apollo Group fell $.98 or 2.7 percent, to $35.65.
Career Education fell $.56 or 3.1 percent, to $17.32.
DeVry fell $.76 or 1.6 percent, to $45.89.
Strayer Education fell $.12 or .1 percent, to $143.68.