Money for high school colleges Gates Foundation grant will allow at-risk students to earn their degrees
Hoping to ease the transition to college for the state's most disadvantaged high schoolers, California's community colleges said Wednesday that they plan to create more than a dozen new high schools where students can earn a college degree along with their diplomas. The first of 15 early college

Publication: Oakland Tribune

Student in antidepressant drug study kills herself Took part to earn money for college, school official says
INDIANAPOLIS -- A college student who committed suicide while testing a new antidepressant took part in the paid drug study to earn money for another semester of classes, a school official said. Traci Johnson, 19, hanged herself Saturday at Eli Lilly Co.'s hotel-like research lab at the Indiana

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Ridge may resign after election, Homeland Security chief may join private sector to earn money for college expenses
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is considering stepping down after the November election, telling colleagues he is worn out from the massive reorganization of government and needs to earn money in the private sector to put his teenage children through college, officials said.

Publication: Charleston Daily Mail

GIVING AS GOOD AS THEY GOT; STUDENTS EARN MONEY FOR COLLEGE, GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITY.(Neighbors Syracuse)
Byline: Maureen Sieh Staff writer Marcus Hodge was 15 when he found a rewarding way to earn money toward his college tuition. He began tutoring children and helping out at the Boys & Girls Club on Syracuse's East Side. His goal was to perform 1,700 hours of community service to qualify for a

Publication: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

COLLEGE STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO USE SUMMER BREAK TO GET CREATIVE, EARN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IN GET CAUGHT RECYCLING CONTEST
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is encouraging college students to take some time this summer to use their creative skills to earn a scholarship from the recently launched Get Caught Recycling!

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Study: College degrees help grads earn more money
Meredith Simons University Wire 03-13-2008 (Oklahoma Daily) (UWIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- The 5,500 degrees the University of Oklahoma awards each year have the power to propel poor students out of poverty and keep wealthy students among the nation's top earners, according to a study released last

Publication: University Wire