Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last (via Pocket)

Not that long ago, Alex Caicedo was stuck working a series of odd jobs and watching his 1984 Chevy Nova cough its last breaths. He could make $21 an hour at the Johnny Rockets food stand at FedEx Field when the Washington Redskins were playing, but the work was spotty. Today, Mr.

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Government Moves to Close a Watchdog of For-Profit Colleges (via Pocket)

The Education Department on Thursday moved to shut down the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges, which had stood watch as failing institutions like Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute teetered on a pileup of fraud investigations.

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Downfall of ITT Technical Institutes Was a Long Time in the Making

Doors were bolted shut and parking lots emptied at ITT Technical Institutes around the country this week after the chain of for-profit colleges announced it was closing for good. At some campuses, though, this was not the first time students and employees found themselves locked out.

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ITT Educational Services Closes Its Campuses

One of the nation’s largest for-profit educational companies closed all its campuses Tuesday, putting an end to an operation that has been accused of widespread fraud and abuse. The move leaves thousands of students and employees in the lurch as a new school year begins.

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