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“During the teach-out period, each campus will continue to operate with minimal disruption to current students, enabling them to complete their programs at the current location”

Lehigh Valley College and eight other campuses owned by the for-profit Career Education Corp. will close because the Chicago -area parent company couldn't sell them, the company announced today.

In a news release, the company described the campus closings as 'teach-outs,' meaning no new students would be enrolled but existing students would be able to complete their studies.

The Pennsylvania attorney general began investigating LVC in 2005 after publication of a pair of articles in The Morning Call. The stories, which also sparked a state legislative hearing and a class-action lawsuit, said LVC's recruiters engaged in aggressive tactics; job placement services fell short of expectations; academic standards were lax; and expensive tuition and high-interest loans left some students with overwhelming debt. Read more

Career Education Corp. said Friday that it intends to gradually close down two colleges and most operations at a third school, because it's been unable to locate a buyer for the properties.

The Hoffman Estates for-profit provider of educational services had announced late in 2006 plans for a 'strategic divestiture,' of selected schools and colleges. In mid-2007, it announced that it was going to conduct a 'teach-out' of the Long Beach and Sunnyvale, Calif. campuses of Brooks College because an appropriate buyer hadn't appeared. Read more

“The Hershey Company has had an enduring commitment to the community for more than 100 years”

He will be responsible for the company's community involvement, both locally and internationally, and will report to John C. Long, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

“I really believe in this program, and I want to tell people about it”

Elderhostel can be a great option for anyone who has ever wanted to travel to the savannas of Africa or view Michelangelo's David at the Museum of the Academia in Florence, but has never gotten further than ... via Contra Costa Times

“It feels like someone has died”

Mark Fishman was a modern prince of the markets - a pedigreed money manager who raised billions of dollars at the height of the hedge fund boom. via International Herald Tribune

“I feel that this man has not only violated the rights of these citizens, but also violated, offended and attacked Bolivia”

President Evo Morales declared a U.S. Embassy security officer to be an "undesirable person" on Monday after reports that the officer asked an American scholar and 30 Peace Corps volunteers to pass along ... via El Paso Times

“But a stimulus does not need to be in Los Angeles for a New Yorker to construe it abstractly”

New York City, in other words, can be considered concretely as a geographical location with a large population, but it also can be viewed symbolically as the gateway to America. via Science Daily

“Last fiscal year was an incredible year, where everyone at Kamehameha Schools found ways to reach out to Hawaiian communities”

The value of Kamehameha Schools' endowment increased last year by $1.39 billion to nearly $9.06 billion, according to a news release issued yesterday. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Worldwide, we adhere to a strict understanding with the Peace Corps that their volunteers are not permitted to act in any sort of intelligence capacity”

An American scholar said Friday that an official at the U.S. Embassy asked him to keep tabs on Venezuelan and Cuban workers in Bolivia. Washington said that any such request would be an error and against U.S. policy.

'I was shocked,' Fulbright scholar Alex van Schaick told The Associated Press. 'I mean, this man's asking me to spy for the U.S. government.' Van Schaick is one of six Fulbright scholars doing research in the country.

The U.S. Embassy in La Paz issued a statement Friday saying that 'some routine information sessions about security given to certain American citizens included incorrect information. As soon as this was brought to our attention, appropriate measures were taken to assure that these errors would not be repeated.' Read more

Mark Marostica - Piper Jaffray. Kevin Doherty - Banc of America Securities. Gary Bisbee - Lehman Brothers. via Seeking Alpha

“Children who read regularly at home do better in school”

There were cows and horses to see, but there were also books to be read at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. via Rapid City Journal

Private Education Shares on Sharp Growth during Participatory Government Despite the Participatory Government s strenuous effort to suppress the robust demand for private education during its five-year term, ... via MK News

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- Raymond Lester Zeliff Jr. of Hendersonville, N.C., died Saturday, Feb. via Daily Record

“The routine of it is what seems oddest about it to most people from the outside, I think”

Becky Bling tutors third-grader Rylie Lundeberg in math at the Sylvan Learning Center. via Holland Sentinel

“We're surviving off her (daughter's) paycheck. She's a college student”

Foreclosures soared 435.5 percent in the San Fernando Valley last year as nearly 3,000 homeowners surrendered to higher monthly house payments brought on by rising adjustable rate loans, a research center said ... via Free Republic

“I feel fortunate to be going to Petrified Forest, and look forward to working with park staff, local agen-cies, park neighbors and others in maintaining the infrastructure and increasing visitation to a great place”

Clifford "Cliff" Spencer, a 23-year National Park Service veteran, has been selected as the new superin-tendent of Petrified Forest National Park, according to Intermountain Regional Director Michael Snyder. via Tribune-News

While most people think of musicians or professors when they think of Oberlin College grads, Jerry Greenfield wants you to think of entrepreneurs. via The Morning Journal

A moderated conversation with Gwen Ifill, host of the long-running PBS show, "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill ." Be part of a candid conversation, moderated by Karen Brown Dunlap, president of The Poynter ... via Poynter