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If the presidential contest in Virginia is as close as polls show, the outcome might be determined by a folksy ex-congressman with a country twang who has been a Democrat, an independent and a Republican and may now earn a new label: spoiler.
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Seven of 12 for-profit colleges attended online by undercover U.S. investigators violated school policies on cheating, grading standards and loan counseling, a report by the Government Accountability Office found.
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Executive pay at for-profit colleges is being investigated by the ranking member of a congressional oversight committee, who said “lavish” compensation at the schools bears little relationship to academic well-being.
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Eight for-profit colleges, led by Apollo Group Inc.’s University of Phoenix, collected about $1 billion in education benefits for U.S. veterans in the most recent academic year, according to a Senate report.
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The U.S. agency that oversees national banks released rules governing when federal regulations should trump state law, revising language that was faulted for ignoring the aims of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Photographers and tourists swarmed former President Bill Clinton as he admired a Day-Glo orange electric car, barely bigger than a golf cart, parked in Times Square. As cameras flashed, best pal Terry McAuliffe gave Clinton a personal tour of his latest project, proudly describing the tiny car’s features as if it were a new baby.
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Harris N. Miller resigned as chief executive and president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, the industry group representing for- profit colleges in the U.S.
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Rules designed to cut off federal aid to institutions whose students struggle the most to repay government loans were challenged by an organization representing for-profit colleges.
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For-profit colleges that solicit soldiers and veterans will face proposed legislation to curb recruiting, the U.S. Senate’s No. 2 Democrat said.
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For-profit colleges would be forced to rely less on federal money under a bill aimed at curbing the marketing of degrees to soldiers and veterans.
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