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N.C. jobs, defense work, research on line as federal budget crisis looms

If the nation goes over the “fiscal cliff” next month, people with a close eye on North Carolina’s economy say that a combination of higher taxes and automatic spending cuts – especially in defense – would mean more lost jobs. | 12/11/12 16:42:30 By - By Renee Schoof

North Carolina’s Triangle will have a louder voice in next U.S. Congress

When the new Congress convenes in January, the Triangle region will have double the political firepower it had this year. | 12/09/12 00:00:00 By - By Renee Schoof

If fiscal cliff talks fail, teachers’ jobs, student aid, Head Start could be at risk

If budget talks fail and automatic spending cuts take hold, federal spending on education would be cut by about 8 percent across a broad range of programs, including money for special education, low-income students and schools near military bases. | 12/06/12 16:46:17 By - By Renee Schoof

VA trademarks term 'GI Bill' to shield vets from deception

Hoping to prevent online ads and the websites of for-profit schools from misleading Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs has trademarked the words “GI Bill.” | 12/04/12 18:16:16 By - By Renee Schoof

Want a better idea of college costs? Schools, Congress are trying to help

College is one of the biggest investments most people make, but it can be hard to estimate in advance just how big. | 11/27/12 14:30:48 By - By Renee Schoof

Fiscal cliff threatens scientific research, experts warn

. Scientists and inventors such as Joe DeSimone will be keeping an eye on the budget deal-making in Washington over the next month, because if negotiators fail to steer the nation away from the fiscal cliff, automatic spending cuts will chop back federal support for scientific research. | 11/26/12 17:05:51 By - By Jane Stancill and Renee Schoof

GOP redistricting, money give N.C. Rep. Ellmers edge in race

Democrat Steve Wilkins, running in a tough congressional race against Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers, says his 22 years of military service – which include a key role in planning the invasion of Iraq – show the spirit of public service Washington needs to break the partisan logjam. | 11/02/12 07:28:56 By - Renee Schoof

Lower costs lure U.S. college students to Canada, UK

More American teenagers are thinking about picking up a passport and heading abroad for their college years as a way of attending a top-rated school at a lower cost, Canadian and British college recruiters say. | 10/30/12 17:27:17 By - By Renee Schoof

Penn State climate scientist files defamation suit

Penn State University scientist Michael Mann, whose work showed that Earth’s temperatures have risen along with increased fossil fuel use, announced Tuesday he had filed a lawsuit against the conservative National Review and the Competitive Enterprise Institute for defamation, complaining that they falsely accused him of academic fraud and compared him to convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky. | 10/23/12 19:23:54 By - By Renee Schoof

Student loan borrowers complain that private lenders offer little help

College students who took out private student loans before the recession hit are telling the government they’re getting a runaround from lenders as they struggle to pay them back. | 10/16/12 00:00:00 By - By Renee Schoof

Colleges need to better police their sports programs, reports say

On the same day that former Penn State football coach and convicted child abuser Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 years in prison, a new report on Tuesday urged college governing officials to exercise stronger oversight over their institutions’ sports programs. | 10/09/12 18:53:54 By - By Renee Schoof

Supreme Court and colleges will clash over affirmative action

At South Carolina’s Clemson University, ensuring racial diversity in enrollment has a special resonance because of the region’s history of segregation and discrimination. | 10/09/12 15:04:57 By - By Renee Schoof

College ‘shopping sheet’ aims to make comparing costs easier

When excited students tear into college acceptance packets next spring, many will find something new inside: information that tries to make it easier to understand the costs. | 10/03/12 17:40:00 By - By Renee Schoof

After nearly a century, Weekly Reader is absent from classroom

The election of presidents, the invention of television, the exploration of space. For nearly a century, the Weekly Reader explained it all to generations of elementary school readers, from the one-room schoolhouse to the tech-savvy classroom. But last month, for the first time in 84 years, it disappeared. | 10/03/12 13:50:23 By - By Renee Schoof

Romney, Obama have competing ideas on how to bring school quality up, college tuition down

Should money for federal student grants for college be cut back? | 09/25/12 19:06:05 By - By Renee Schoof

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