Colleges boost efforts to help undecided students choose majors
Dayton and other campuses report rising tuition and longer college careers as advisers expand programs for undecided majors. At University of South Carolina a new center costs 580000 yearly, while Ohio University hosts a majors fair drawing nearly 2000 students. Washington and Wisconsin also increase outreach with e mails, postcards, and satellite adviser offices in dorms.
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Democrats pledge to cut interest on new student loans
Democratic leaders promise to halve the 6.8 percent rate on new college loans to 3.4 percent during the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress. They say the move helps typical undergrads with debt while backing pay as you go budgeting and Pell Grant increases to ease tuition costs.
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Kansas student debt and Pell Grant push attract bipartisan support
Public universities show an average debt of 316 448 while private nonprofit colleges average 18 010. The Project on Student Debt highlights how low income Americans face tightening finances as tuition housing health care and energy costs rise. Lawmakers urge OMB director Rob Portman to raise the maximum Pell Grant.
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Marijuana crops valued higher than corn in U S report
Sacramento report says legal cannabis harvest exceeds 35 billion dollars nationwide with California accounting for 13.8 billion and growth tenfold in 25 years. Jon Gettman of the policy group questions policy impact while federal officials dispute the estimate.
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