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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Legislation that affects higher education awaits action in Congress as a holiday weekend and nominating conventions turn attention elsewhere. David R. Obey (above), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and other Democrats are pressing for greater spending increases than President Bush. (Photograph by Win McNamee, Getty Images, Newscom)
Retiring Education Dept. Auditor Worries About Loan Abuses
The department's departing inspector general says the complexity of the student-loan system remains an obstacle to improving it and hinders effective oversight. Education Dept. Endorses Sallie Mae's Ties to USA Funds Protection of Humans in Research Has 'Serious' Flaws, Federal Agency Finds Judge Orders Texas University and Federal Agency to Mend Fence Dispute Higher-Education Bills Are Among Congress's Unfinished Business Key Senate Strategist Urges Colleges to Fight Accreditation Mandates Supreme Court Ruling on Guns Raises Questions for Campuses Liberal Arts Undervalued by Education Department, Official Says After Quitting Contract Raises New Concern Over Sallie Mae's Ties to Guarantor Education Dept. Sets Details of Loan-Rescue Plan and Hints at Broader Overhaul Senate Panel Approves Increases for Pell Grants and NIH in 2009 States Spend More on Student Aid, but Need-Based Grants Lag Behind Loans BAD NEWS: The economy in many states is weakening, and the overall state-budget outlook for the next several years is gloomy, a report says. |
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