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Media Hit | Consumer, Higher Ed, Textbooks

Groups target textbook prices to rein in college costs

A push to create free or inexpensive textbooks is gaining momentum as educators, philanthropists and policymakers nationwide search for new ways to rein in college costs.

Media Hit | Transit

Arizona rail: A longer trip to a much shorter commute

Trying to make the drive from Tucson to Phoenix is rough. Going in a passenger vehicle on the freeway with thousands of other cars takes forever and makes the trip much less enjoyable. With the price of gas, and the massive number of vehicles spewing emissions into the air, the drive takes a toll both environmentally and financially. By the time I get to Phoenix, I feel like the journey has made the actual destination less fun.

Media Hit | Transit

Editorial: Tucson trip

Those who have been to the Northeast, anywhere in Europe or Japan can vouch for the convenience and ease that passenger rails give to travelers. The Metro Light Rail, which travels from Mesa through Tempe and downtown Phoenix, is the only rail example in Arizona. But a real possibility exists that we will get more trains for rail travel and it’s exciting.

Media Hit | Higher Ed

In The Public Interest: Student Loan Defaults Skyrocket, Double in Past 6 Years

On September 12th, the US Department of Education released the official FY 2009 cohort default rates on student loans. The number of students who defaulted within two years of entering repayment increased to 8.8%, up from 4.5% in FY 2003 and 7% in FY 2008.

Media Hit | Textbooks

In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

CLINTON, N.Y. — They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops and commune with their parents on Skype. But as they walk the paths of Hamilton College, a poster-perfect liberal arts school in this upstate village, students are still hauling around bulky, old-fashioned textbooks — and loving it.

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