New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan to help recent college graduates buy homes upstate. The proposal announced Friday would offer subsidized low-interest loans and down payment assistance to recent graduates who want to settle upstate. The Democratic governor ...

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Child Care Council Inc. held a ceremony recently to recognize new graduates of its child development associate course. The CDA course, which takes about  11 months to complete, encourages participants to broaden their understanding of key issues in early childhood ...

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Grading has been completed for the February 2012 bar examination, as announced last week by the state Board of Law Examiners.   The board examined 4,011 candidates during the two days of testing on Feb. 27 and 28. Graduates of ...

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The American Bar Association has already determined it wants more reliable and detailed information from law schools regarding graduate job placement, but two class action suits filed last week in New York and Michigan also want law schools to be held civilly liable for the information they provide.

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Law schools will soon be asked to submit more information on the employment status and placement of recent graduates. Last week, the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar adopted the recommendation of its Questionnaire Committee ...

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In a strongly worded letter earlier this month to American Bar Association President Stephen N. Zack, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley (R) asked the ABA to “account for its work on behalf of both law students and taxpayers."

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New law school graduates prospects for meaningful employment as an attorney are decidedly bleak, and beginning in February, law schools won’t be able to put such a rosy spin on it for prospective students. As representatives of local hiring agencies point out, many area firms have hiring freezes ...

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What should law schools be required to disclose to potential students — and how should they disclose it — when it comes to publicizing employment and income data of graduates? That is one of the questions currently occupying ...

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