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    May 11, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  1. Biden Apologizes for Forcing Obama's Hand on Gay Marriage

    WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday.
    CNN
    WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Lawyers, Gallup, Inc., Judges, Human Rights

    2. Oct 26, 2011 |Column| KTLA-LTV

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    WASHINGTON Advertisement President Barack Obama is outlining a plan Wednesday to allow millions of student loan recipients to lower their payments and consolidate their loans, in hopes of easing the burden of the No. 2 source of household debt. The move to assist struggling graduates and students could help Obama shore up re-election support among young voters, an important voting bloc in his 2008 campaign, and appeal to their parents, too. Student loan debt also is a common concern voiced by Occupy Wall Street protesters. The loans have become particularly painful for many amid the nation's economic woes, high unemployment and soaring tuition costs. They are second only to mortgages as a portion of Americans' debt, coming in ahead of credit cards. Obama's planned announcement in Denver comes the same day as a new report on tuition costs from the College Board. It shows average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose $631 this fall, or 8.3 percent, compared with a year ago. Nationally, the cost of a full credit load has passed $8,000, an all-time high. The White House said Obama will use his executive authority to provide student loan relief in two ways. First, he will accelerate a measure passed by Congress that reduces the maximum required payment on student loans from 15 percent of discretionary income annually to 10 percent. The White House wants it to go into effect in 2012, instead of 2014. In addition, the White House says the remaining debt would be forgiven after 20 years, instead of 25. About 1.6 million borrowers could be affected. Second, he will allow borrowers who have a loan from the Federal Family Education Loan Program and a direct loan from the government to consolidate them into one. The consolidated loan would carry an interest rate of up to a half percentage point less than before. This could affect 5.8 million borrowers. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters on a conference call that the changes could save some borrowers hundreds of dollars a month. "These are real savings that will help these graduates get started in their careers and help them make ends meet," Duncan said. The White House said the changes will carry no additional costs to taxpayers. Last year, Congress passed a law that lowered the repayment cap and moved all student loans to direct lending by eliminating banks as the middlemen. Before that, borrowers could get loans directly from the government or from the Federal Family Education Loan Program; the latter were issued by private lenders but basically insured by the government. The law was passed along with the health care overhaul with the anticipation that it could save about $60 billion over a decade. The law change was opposed by many Republicans. At a hearing Tuesday, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who chairs a subcommittee with oversight over higher education, said it had resulted in poorer customer service for borrowers. And Senate Republicans issued a news release with a compilation of headlines that showed thousands of workers in student lending, including those from Sallie Mae Inc., had been laid off because of the change. Today, there are 23 million borrowers with $490 billion in loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Last year, the Education Department made $102.2 billion in direct loans to 11.5 million recipients. Increases in federal aid have helped ease the burden on students dealing with tuition increases, the White House Council of Economic Advisers said in a report Wednesday. "Despite large increases in the published price of college over the past four years, the average student has not seen commensurate increases in the net price of college, defined as the published price minus grants, scholarships and tax benefits," the report said. Meanwhile, the Education Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a project Tuesday to simplify the financial aid award letters that colleges mail to students each spring. A common complaint is that colleges obscure the inclusion of student loans in financial aid packages to make their school appear more affordable, and the agencies hope families will more easily be able to compare the costs of colleges. Separately, James Runcie, the Education Department's federal student aid chief operating officer, told Foxx's congressional panel that the personal financial details of as many 5,000 college students were temporarily viewable on the department's direct loan website earlier this month. Runcie said site was shut down while the matter was resolved, and the affected students have been notified and offered credit monitoring. Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ma
    WASHINGTON Advertisement President Barack Obama is outlining a plan Wednesday to allow millions of student loan recipients to lower their payments and consolidate their loans, in hopes of easing the burden of the No. 2 source of household debt. The move...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, Occupy Wall Street, Career and Workplace, Protest

    3. Sep 25, 2010 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Tampa, Children, New Hampshire, Charity

    4. Dec 7, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. Compton Parents Move to Take-Over Elementary School

    COMPTON -- Chanting "yes we can!" and "si se puede!", a busload of parents on Tuesday became the first in California to try to force reforms at their children's failing school using a new law empowering parents to demand change.
    KTLA News
    COMPTON -- Chanting "yes we can!" and "si se puede!", a busload of parents on Tuesday became the first in California to try to force reforms at their children's failing school using a new law empowering parents to demand change. The group of Latino and...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Children, Compton (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice, Examinations

    5. Nov 7, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  5. Obama Makes Last-Minute Appeal for Health Care Votes

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.
    KTLA News
    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Emerging from a closed-door...

    Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Michigan, Health, Steny H. Hoyer, Social Issues

    6. Sep 8, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  6. Obama Delivers Controversial Speech to Students

    ARLINGTON, Va. -- In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride in their education - and stick with it even if they don't like every class or must overcome tough circumstances at home.
    Associated Press
    ARLINGTON, Va. -- In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride in their education - and stick with it even if they don't like every class or must overcome tough circumstances...

    Tags: Sports, Back to School, White House, Facebook, Barack Obama

    7. Sep 28, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Obama Proposes Longer School Year

    WASHINGTON-- Students beware! The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way.
    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON-- Students beware! The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around...

    Tags: Taiwan, Montgomery County (Maryland), Children, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University

    8. May 22, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  8. Race to the Top: School districts can apply for their own grants

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    School districts with student populations that are at least 40 percent poor could soon be able to apply for the latest Race to the Top program. The U.S. Department of Education today announced the criteria for the new competitive grant program, which...
    9. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. L.A. Unified can apply for federal Race to the Top funds

    For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives.
    For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives....

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers Unions, Charity, Concerts, Economy, Business and Finance

    10. May 17, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Arne Duncan critical of Florida’s tutoring policy, says feds gave NCLB flexibility but state didn’t pass it along to schools

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    UPDATE: We've added a comment from Florida's education commissioner, Gerard Robinson U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan isn't happy that while his office granted Florida flexibility under the No Child Left Behind law, the Florida Legislature snatched...
    11. May 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president

    Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married."
    Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Separation of Church and State, John McCain, Religion and Belief, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010)

    12. May 15, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  12. 10 Lessons Learned Along Road To School Reform

    The Hartford Courant
    It was an inspirational photo opportunity at the signing of the long-awaited education reform bill Tuesday at the Capitol when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared "the long debate is over and the new beginning has just begun." "We will win this battle. We...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Education, Charter Schools

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