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In an insightful column, Thomas L. Friedman says, “It is intolerable that in America today a bouncing bingo ball should determine a kid’s educational future.”
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Winners and Losers in Education's Race to the Top- Round 2

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On Tuesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the second-round results of the Race to the Top competition.

The 10 finalists who will share in the $3.4 billion winnings are: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia.

Delaware and Tennessee won the competition’s first round in March.

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How Bad Is Your College Debt?

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The Huffington Post Investigative Fund wants to know: Are you majoring in debt?

It's not advisable to skip out on a college degree if you want to make it in today's working world.

On the other hand, it's also not advisable to take on a $177,000 debt, as Jennifer Dessinger did while earning her degree from the Art Center College of Design.

Dessinger's not alone. Plenty of students, young and old, are pinned beneath debilitating debt that's borderline incomprehensible.

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