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March 18, 2009
Washington — The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics released today its “Digest of Education Statistics, 2008” — an annual compilation of data on American education from prekindergarten through college.
One statistic included in the report is the change in tuition from 1997-98 through 2007-8. When adjusted for inflation, tuition at private colleges increased 23 percent in that decade, while it grew 30 percent at public institutions. —Marisa López-Rivera
Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.
The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.
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