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Education Secretary challenges HBCUs to raise their graduation rates

by Annie Gldzhyan
The U.S. Secretary of Education has called on historically black colleges and universities to raise their graduation rates and take the lead in training a new generation of minority students — especially black males — to teach in public schools, The Herald Sun reports.

Making higher education more affordable

by Annie Gldzhyan
After the protests over budget cuts, students can finally take a breath of relief. President Obama is standing with American students. He has signed a new law designed to free up more money for higher education by ending the role of banks as "middlemen" in the college lending process, the Los Angeles Times reports. The changes to the college loan business come as part of the final piece of the health care reform law.