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	<description>College Preparation Tips, Career College Advice, College Degree Programs &#38; more!</description>
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		<title>Join the Club&#8230;Online!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you thinking about enrolling in an online college? Many potential distance learners worry that they will feel isolated from their fellow students and faculty members, who might live several hundred miles away. 
Do you feel cut off from your professors and classmates? If so, you might want to join the club. Or rather, any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/15/online-college-clubs/</link>
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		<title>Student Loan Reform Gets Revived By Health Care Bill</title>
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President Obama’s proposed overhaul of federal student loans just got a life-saving boost.  In an effort to accelerate passage of health care reform legislation, Senate Democrats have bundled the two bills together.  This will allow both measures to be passed by a simple majority vote.  Without taking this action, it was predicted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/14/student-loan-reform-gets-revived-by-health-care-bill/</link>
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		<title>Prepared For Retirement?  New Study Reveals Problems.</title>
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More and more American workers report they have little or no savings for retirement, a new study reveals.  This is the third year in a row that these numbers have grown, indicating American workers attitudes about retirement reflect their feelings about the current economy.
In the last year the percentage of workers who have less [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/12/prepared-for-retirement/</link>
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		<title>Entrepreneurship:  A Growing Option For Older Workers</title>
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According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), over 5 millions Americans – aged 55 or older – are self-employed or running their own businesses.  Between 2000 and 2007, the number of self-employed people between the ages 55 and 64 surged 52%.  
So what is the reason for these late-career entrepreneurs?  Deborah Russell, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/12/entrepreneurship-for-older-workers/</link>
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		<title>Students, Faculty Members and Parents Protest Cuts in Educational Funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students across the country are fed up with rising tuition costs. In fact, according to a USA Today article,  the frustration finally came to a head as students staged demonstrations, some of which resulted in encounters with the police.

This past Thursday, parents, students, teachers and school employees rallied together to march on college campuses, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/11/students-faculty-members-and-parents-protest-cuts-in-educational-funding/</link>
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		<title>Corporations Help Launch Employees New Career Directions</title>
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Once upon a time, workers looked for a ‘lifetime’ job that provided a good salary and excellent employee benefits until retirement – but those days are over.  Labor analysts predict that today’s work force will work longer, and most people will probably have multiple careers – and some corporations are helping their employees prepare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/11/launch-new-career-directions/</link>
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		<title>Business School Majors Enjoying an Increase in Employment Opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recession certainly took its toll on business majors over the past couple of years. But, according to an article in the New York Times, it looks like things may finally be starting to look up. In fact, the article reports that a growing number of banks are approving hiring this year and are looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/11/business-school-majors-enjoying-an-increase-in-employment-opportunities/</link>
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		<title>Spring Breakers Take Time to Give Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USA Today reports that a large number of college students throughout the country have decided to give up their traditional spring break in favor of what is being referred to as &#8220;alternative breaks&#8221; that involve helping others. In fact, a total of about 72,000 students are taking part in what are known as educational service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/11/spring-breakers-take-time-to-give-back/</link>
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		<title>Pringles Recall: Popular Chips Pose Huge Salmonella Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 11, 2010 – Do you have a can of Pringles in your kitchen cabinet? If so, you might want to check the label before popping the top. Proctor &#038; Gamble is recalling two flavors of its Pringles chips because they might be tainted with Salmonella. 
The Cheeseburger and “Taco Night” flavors of Pringles are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/11/pringles-recall/</link>
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		<title>Hamilton College Adopts &#8220;Need Blind&#8221; Admission Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During these difficult economic times, a growing number of colleges are favoring applicants who do not require financial aid. According to the New York Times, Hamilton College, which is a small liberal arts college in upstate New York, is actually moving in a different direction. In fact, the school has announced that it will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/10/hamilton-college-adopts-need-blind-admission-process/</link>
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		<title>Rhode Island School Fires All 93 of its Teachers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just last week, all of the teachers at Central Falls High School were fired in an effort to increase the accountability of teaching staff. According to an article in USA Today, President Barack Obama has publicly supported the firings, having said it was necessary in order to improve failing schools.

This isn&#8217;t the first time mass [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/10/rhode-island-school-fires-all-93-of-its-teachers/</link>
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		<title>College Professor Finds Herself in Hot Water Over Facebook Postings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social networking sites such as Facebook have blurred the barriers between students and their teachers. In fact, a recent article in USA Today highlights how much these lines have been blurred, even though they are often left blurred by mistake.

According to the USA Today article, Gloria Gadsden, who is  professor at East Stroudsburg University, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/10/college-professor-finds-herself-in-hot-water-over-facebook-postings/</link>
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		<title>Department of Education Moves to Enforce Civil Rights Laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to increase enforcement of civil rights laws, the New York Times reports that the federal Department of Education will be sending letters out to thousands of school districts and colleges in the coming weeks. These letters, which will outline the schools&#8217; responsibilities on issues regarding fairness and equal opportunity, are just part [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/10/department-of-education-moves-to-enforce-civil-rights-laws/</link>
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		<title>Obama Administration Pushes to Turn Around Failing Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USA Today reports that President Barack Obama is proposing providing $900 million to states and local school districts in an effort to address the country&#8217;s school dropout epidemic.

According to Obama&#8217;s proposed plan, those schools that are struggling will either need to implement some drastic changes or they face being closed down completely. The USA Today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/10/obama-administration-pushes-to-turn-around-failing-schools/</link>
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		<title>Department of Education Announces Race to the Top Grant Finalists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education has named 16 finalists in its &#8220;Race to the Top&#8221; competition, which will ultimately reward $4.35 billion worth of funding to schools in the form of grants.

According to USA Today, 41 states applied for the grant, but those that were chosen as finalists include:
·	Colorado
·	Delaware
·	District of Columbia
·	Florida
·	Georgia
·	Illinois
·	Kentucky
·	Louisiana
·	Massachusetts
·	New York
·	North Carolina
·	Ohio
·	Pennsylvania
·	Rhode Island
·	South Carolina
·	Tennessee
Of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/09/department-of-education-announces-race-to-the-top-grant-finalists/</link>
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