HOPE YEN, Associated PressStudentsVA Abruptly Drops Plan to Suspend Ethics LawWASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs abruptly dropped plans Wednesday to suspend an ethics law barring employees from receiving benefits from for-profit colleges. The move comes after criticism from government watchdogs who warned of financial entanglements with private companies vying for millions in GI Bill tuition. In a statement to The Associated Press, the […]October 11, 2017StudentsHouse Reaches Deal to Greatly Expand GI BillWASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal being announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill […]July 13, 2017Sports9 Pennsylvania Colleges Target of Gender ComplaintA women’s legal organization has filed discrimination complaints against nine universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, alleging the schools have repeatedly failed to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students over several decades.April 17, 2014LatinxEarnings Gap for College Grads Widest in 48 YearsThe earnings gap between young adults with and without bachelor’s degrees has stretched to its widest level in nearly half a century, a sign of the growing value of a college education despite rising tuition costs, according to an analysis of census data released Tuesday.February 11, 2014African-AmericanPay Gains for Young Women; Inequality Still SeenTaking time off or reducing hours for families still cited as main reason for gender gap in pay equality.December 11, 2013HomeOne in Two New Graduates are Jobless or UnderemployedA weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.April 23, 2012African-AmericanWealth Gap Widens Between Whites, MinoritiesThe wealth gaps between Whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century.July 26, 2011LatinxNew Census Milestone: Hispanics Reach 50 MillionHispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.March 27, 2011Community CollegesJump in U.S. College Enrollment Highest in 40 YearsThe nation’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market.June 17, 2010African-AmericanInterracial Marriage Still Rising But at Slower Pace Than 1990sThe number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures. While still growing, that number is a marked drop-off from the 65 percent increase between 1990 and 2000.May 27, 2010Page 1 of 2Next Page
