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Middle-Schoolers Create Kindness in a Bag for Ukrainian Refugees
A student-powered assembly line hopes to deliver a little bit of joy to some young refugees in Poland, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.
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Middle-Schoolers Create Kindness in a Bag for Ukrainian Refugees
Students at Bell Middle School in San Diego’s Skyline community spent a few minutes every school day this week preparing care packages for kids their age who live thousands of miles away.
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Department of Education Says Owners of Troubled Private Colleges Will Be on the Hook for Costs to Taxpayers
The U.S. Department of Education says it will hold the owners of certain colleges that closed or defrauded students accountable for taxpayer losses.
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California College Professor Sues Students After Midterm and Final Exams Are Posted Online
An assistant professor at Chapman University filed a federal lawsuit accusing at least one student of posting parts of his midterm and final exams online.
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San Diego County Schools Battle Pandemic Learning Loss
It’s been nearly two years since millions of students were first forced out of local schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, many wondered whether online learning slowed academic progress and, if so, by how much.
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Student Loan Delinquencies Could Return to Pre-Pandemic Rate When Payments Resume. What Borrowers Can Do Now
“Serious delinquency rates for student debt could snap back from historic lows,” wrote Lowell Ricketts of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Why Establishing Residency for In-State College Tuition Is So Challenging
State college may be a fraction of the cost of private schools but relocating to qualify for in-state tuition isn’t easy.
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Why Choosing Between Public and Private College Based on Tuition Can Be a Mistake
Deciding between your state college and a private institution should not come down to sticker price alone. Here’s why.
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Education Department Forgives $415 Million in Student Debt for Borrowers Who Attended For-Profit Schools
Nearly 16,000 student loan borrowers who attended for-profit schools will get their debts cleared, the U.S. Department of Education announced.
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Student Loan Debt Hurts the Mental Health of Most Borrowers, Survey Finds
Most borrowers, 62%, say student loan debt negatively affected their mental health, according to the Invest in You Student Loan Survey conducted by Momentive.
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Students Can Still Retain Lectures From Sped-Up Videos, UCLA Study Suggests
A new study from psychologists at UCLA suggests that while sped-up videos did not improve student learning comprehension, they did not put them far behind, either.
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Navient Settles Predatory Student Loan Claims for $1.85B
Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion
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South Bay Students Return to School
Thousands of students in the South Bay returned to school after their winter break. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford speaks to parents on their thoughts about sending them back.
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Chula Vista Students Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
Students in San Diego County’s South Bay returned to school this week following their winter break, but with rising COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant spreading rapidly nationwide, some parents expressed concerns about sending their children back to class.
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‘People Are Feeling the Pain': Parents Struggle With School Reopenings, Closures as Covid Spikes
It’s been a chaotic week for parents as students headed back to school during the latest Covid surge and winter storms.
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Student Loan Scams Increase When Payments Are Paused. What to Know
The continued pause of federal student loan debt and interest has led to some confusion and an uptick in scams. How to protect yourself from falling victim.
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SDSU to Start Spring Semester Online
NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to San Diego State students about what they thought on the school’s announcement.
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San Diego State University Goes Virtual to Start Spring Semester Due to COVID
San Diego State University will start its spring 2022 semester online in anticipation of a post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases, the university said Wednesday.
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Schools Adapt for Return From Break as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them
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Biden Administration Extends the Student Loan Pause Through May 1—But Advocates Call for All Student Debt to Be Canceled
“Next, the Biden administration should permanently relieve this financial burden on families … to eliminate all federal student debt,” says The Debt Collective.