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H.R.4137: To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

April 10, 2008 That Textbook Costs How Much? $200?

The textbook provisions — contained in House bill HR 4137 — do not do anything drastic. But they should make it a lot easier for faculty, students, ...

Source: New York Times Blogs, NY
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April 04, 2008 As Diploma-Fraud Bill Advances, Operators Admit to Online Scam

The bill, HR 4137, for the first time provides a legal definition of a diploma mill, while instructing the US secretary of education to establish lists of ...

Source: Education Week News, MD
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April 03, 2008 Michelle Bachmann votes against students

Her votes against college students include bills which raise Pell grant limits (HR 4137) lower student loan interest rates (HR 5) and a longer deferment ...

Source: The Record, MN
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March 31, 2008 Multimedia features

On February 7, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. Textbooks prices are a focus in bill HR 4137, ...

Source: Dawgnet, IN
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March 31, 2008 Concert to benefit Indiana Children

On February 7, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. Textbooks prices are a focus in bill HR 4137, ...

Source: Dawgnet, IN
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March 31, 2008 Sharing culture through dance

On February 7, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. Textbooks prices are a focus in bill HR 4137, ...

Source: Dawgnet, IN
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March 31, 2008 House bill addresses textbook issues

On February 7, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. Textbooks prices are a focus in bill HR 4137, ...

Source: Dawgnet, IN
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March 24, 2008 Multimedia features

On February 7, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. Textbooks prices are a focus in bill HR 4137, ...

Source: Dawgnet, IN
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March 06, 2008 Despite economy, student loans readily available

In an effort to help the situation, the US House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act (HR 4137) on Feb. 7. ...

Source: Defiance Crescent News, OH
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February 28, 2008 Bill provides help as rates rise

The US House of Representatives earlier this month passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, which aids students in tuition costs and ...

Source: Wahpeton Daily News, ND
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February 26, 2008 FILE-SHARING BILL | Technology isn't good enough to tell what's ...

To offset these expenditures, HR 4137 would create grant opportunities for needy institutions, to be spent on filtering software, hiring and training new ...

Source: Baruch College The Ticker
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February 22, 2008 Demand for School Safety Solutions Reaches an All-Time High

The Laws S1642 and HR 4137 now require campus compliance for Safety and Crisis Management under strict guidelines. The campus must have a Crisis Management ...

Source: FOXBusiness
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The Laws S1642 and HR 4137 now require campus compliance for Safety and Crisis Management under strict guidelines. The campus must have a Crisis Management ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA
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February 21, 2008 New bill may lower book costs

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act (HR 4137) offers a students' bill of rights and is the first federal action to take aim at the price of ...

Source: News Record, OH
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February 21, 2008 Bill aims to benefit students

7, the House passed the College Access and Affordability Act (HR 4137), which would reduce tuition costs, simplify student-aid programs and end corrupt ...

Source: Oneonta Daily Star, NY
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February 21, 2008 Demand for School Safety Solutions Reaches an All-Time High

The Laws S1642 and HR 4137 now require campus compliance for Safety and Crisis Management under strict guidelines. The campus must have a Crisis Management ...

Source: Web Services Journal, NJ
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February 21, 2008 Educause against anti-college act

We oppose the provisions in part (a)(1)and (a)(2) of section 495, HR 4137 as amended, and urge that it be eliminated.

Source: p2pnet.net, Canada
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February 21, 2008 Demand for School Safety Solutions Reaches an All-Time High

The Laws S1642 and HR 4137 now require campus compliance for Safety and Crisis Management under strict guidelines. The campus must have a Crisis Management ...

Source: Earthtimes, UK
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February 20, 2008 House bill looks to make college more affordable

The House overwhelmingly supported the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, voting 354 to 58 to pass the bill. The bill is a reauthorization ...

Source: Tufts Daily, MA
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February 18, 2008 New help to Asian American - Pacific Islander students

The House initiative - College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137- would establish grants to eligible institutions of higher education, ...

Source: IndiaPost.com, CA
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February 18, 2008 Administration prevents lower college costs

HR 4137 would create an easy-to-use clearinghouse of information for students and families about college pricing. Consumers would be able to search for ...

Source: Politico, DC
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February 14, 2008 New act to cut college textbook prices

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, or HR 4137, was passed by the US House of Representatives. The bill orders textbook publishers to tell ...

Source: SU The Daily Orange (subscription), NY
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February 14, 2008 House Votes To Boost Physical Therapy Graduates To Meet Demand, USA

Rep Joe Sestak's (D-PA) amendment to the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 (HR 4137) authorizes the US Secretary of Education to forgive a ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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February 14, 2008 AOTA Gets Profession Addressed on House Floor in Federal Loan ...

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, which reauthorizes the Higher Education Act, was passed on the House floor on February 7. ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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February 14, 2008 For the Record

Fossella successfully inserted both provisions into the College Opportunity and Affordability Act (HR 4137), which passed the House last Thursday night ...

Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY
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February 14, 2008 AMA Advocates For Provisions To Help Med Students And Residents In ...

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, HR 4137, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and reauthorizes it for another five years. ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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February 14, 2008 Bill aims to ease student debt

... in New Jersey and throughout the nation, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, was passed by the US House of Representatives on Feb. ...

Source: RU Daily Targum (subscription), NJ
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February 14, 2008 AOTA Gets Profession Addressed on House Floor in Federal Loan ...

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, which reauthorizes the Higher Education Act, was passed on the House floor on February 7. ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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February 14, 2008 AOTA Gets Profession Addressed on House Floor in Federal Loan ...

The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, HR 4137, which reauthorizes the Higher Education Act, was passed on the House floor on February 7. ...

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA
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February 13, 2008 Fed grants for purchase of security, fire systems passes House

Before this bill becomes law it must go to a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile differences between HR 4137 and a similar bill passed in the ...

Source: Security Systems News (subscription), NY
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