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3 Drawbacks Of The Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 2:48pm | 773Following the announcement June 16 by Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz that the company would pay college tuition for thousands of workers, including those who work as few as 20 hours per week, much was written and said about the program, some of it positive, some negative. On the...
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Filing Taxes? Have Student Loan Debt? Uncle Sam Has A Message For You
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 2:58pm | 606If you or someone you know has student loan debt, it is probably not an insignificant amount of money. According to CNN, the average student loan debt for the class of 2012 was $29,400. That much debt is not good for you – or for the economy. As a result, the U.S. Department of Education and...
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Aims To Broaden Better Educations
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 1:12pm | 239United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted the importance of a college education, citing high costs as an issue, on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning. "People are coming up to me, middle class folks, where they're starting to think that college isn't for them, [that] it's just for...
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ITT Educational Services Downgraded (ESI)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 9:41am | 147Credit Suisse this morning downgraded ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) to Neutral from Outperform just two weeks after upgrading the company. The firm says it is lowering its price target to $110 from $135. Credit Suisse believes there is greater uncertainty on Gainful Employment and concern...
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ITT Educational Services (ESI) Shares Hit By Regulatory Fears
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 2:31pm | 174ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI) announced Thursday morning that it had beat Wall Street estimates but regulatory concerns sent the stock falling. ITT Educational Services reported that its 1st quarter net income rose to $87.5 million, or $2.46 per share, from $60.9 million, or $1.56 per...
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Jobs Saved By Economic Stimulus Plan
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 11:47am | 106According to a White House Report, The economic stimulus plan has saved over 250,000 jobs. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan applauds the efforts of those who used the stimulus plan to stave off lay offs while investing in reforms that would be helpful for future job creation. Duncan also adds...