QuestBridge Scholarship
Opportunity for College Admission and Full Four-Year Scholarships through QuestBridge The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors to gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation’s leading colleges. If you are a student who has achieved academic excellence in the face of economic challenges, we encourage you to apply at...
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Original Article By TAMAR LEWIN In the rapidly evolving college textbook market, one of the nation’s largest textbook publishers, Cengage Learning, announced Thursday that it would start renting books to students this year, at 40 percent to 70 percent of the sale price. Students who choose Cengage’s rental option will get immediate access to the first chapter of the book electronically, in...
Read MoreRich Prize, Restrictive Guidelines
Criteria Would Set High Bar for ‘Race to the Top’ Eligibility By Michele McNeil The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed guidelines for awarding $4 billion in Race to the Top Fund money send a strong message that any state hoping to land a competitive grant should expect to allow student test scores to be used in decisions about teacher compensation and evaluation. The draft plans...
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