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Santiago - The lasting protests of Chilean students claiming quality, not-for-profit education have nearly paralyzed Chile’s education system. This article describes one example justifying the battle of youths against corporate greed and government neglect.

Athens - In the United States, two-thirds of students take out student loans and are graduating with an average of over $26,000 in debt. Students in Ohio, however, graduate with close to $28,000, which is the seventh highest state average.

The election is over, now what, the future of education, financial aid and student debt in President Obama's next term. How will we as a nation begin to fix the education system.

Michigan - A mother who co-signed a loan for her recently deceased son's educational loan wants the private lender to relieve her of her financial obligation to the company.

Toronto - Last week a Canadian man paid off the remaining balance on his student loan, a total of $114,000 ─ in cash. At the time the story circulated on social media, the man's identity was not known, but this week he has been identified.

Online bookstore Akademos has launched its new Adoption Tool, a virtual site where faculty can go to choose their adopted texts for class.

WASHINGTON — President Obama seems to have missed in his latest attempt to harpoon Republicans after spending days barnstorming battleground states campaigning against a hike in student loan interest rates.

The increasing price of textbooks can be an additional financial burden to students already struggling with paying tuition. Here is just one way to loosen the noose of student loans.

As U.S. student loan debt surpasses the $1 trillion mark, it represents a financial time-bomb that will far exceed the misery of the sub-prime housing crisis, destined to become the new sub-prime crisis.