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Higher Education: Cuts must be made up in future (SLC Tribune)

That sigh of relief you heard last week probably came from administrators at Utah’s colleges and universities after the Legislature wrapped up its 2010 session and adopted a budget for the 2011 fiscal year.

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Be Prepared – Changes are Coming to Student Loan Programs

Growing up in Utah, and being a Boy Scout, I often heard the term “Be Prepared”.  That is great advice, even if it is kind of vague.  Today, I want to pass on that same advice, with just a little more information.  If you are going to college, and need to take out a student loan, be...

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No-Child Law Is a Highlight of Hearing on Education (New York Times)

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is presiding over the rollout of the largest competitive grant program in his department’s history, a vast expansion of the government’s direct loan program for college students and sweeping new expenditures on failing schools, teacher quality and other big initiatives.

Everyone agrees it is a hugely ambitious agenda.

So it was not surprising that the first question Mr. Duncan faced from lawmakers on Wednesday in an appearance before Congress was whether the Obama administration would also would try this year to rewrite, or reauthorize, the main law on federal policy on public schools, No Child Left Behind.

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Op-Ed: State leadership is critical to Utah’s future

Utah’s legislative leaders and governor are appropriately proud of Utah being recognized by the Pew trusts as the “best managed state in the Union.” Utah has a good bond rating, produces balanced budgets and watches every dollar very closely. Well done, managers!

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Another round of record enrollment growth for Utah’s public colleges and universities

Unprecedented enrollment increases combined with unprecedented budget cuts create uncertainty in maintaining needed quality and access.

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