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Why Do So Many College Students Fail to Graduate?
A new report says basing financial aid on college enrollment is not enough. Should it be keyed to graduation? Can it be adjusted without hurting those it's designed to help?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenFinancial aid to students has jumped to $226 billion, but the dropout rate is up, too. A new report says basing assistance on college enrollment is not enough. Should it be keyed to graduation? Would requiring more credits make students graduate faster? Can aid be adjusted without penalizing the very people it's designed to help? Also, a new Paul Ryan budget outlines a familiar vision, and Whole Foods market and genetically modified foods.
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3 storiesNew Paul Ryan Budget Outlines a Familiar Vision
As House Budget Committee Chair, Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan introduced a new budget today. It target's what Republicans call Big Government, just as Ryan did as last year's losing candidate for the vice presidency. But Ryan calls it an invitation. John Allen is senior Washington correspondent for Politico .
Read the story8 minStudent Aid and College Failure
As the gap grows between the rich and the poor in America's evolving economy, financial aid for college is supposed to be a great equalizer, but it's not working out that way. While 70 percent of wealthiest students graduate, just 26 percent of the poorest make it, even with $226 billion in aid for the academically qualified.
Read the story36 minWhole Foods to Label Genetically Modified Products
Whole Foods Market has announced plans to become the first US retailer to require labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores. In California, often called America's food basket, the food industry spent millions of dollars last year to defeat a ballot initiative to require the labeling of genetically modified foods.
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