Pell Grants And For-Profit Colleges: Where The Money Goes (PHOTOS)

Half of for-profit college students receive government-funded Pell Grants, and those students make up for 20 percent of Pell Grant recipients -- even though the schools only serve six percent of the country's student population.

No extra government money for Nevada schools

Nevada schools will not get any extra money from the federal government. The state has been eliminated from consideration for federal "race to the top" education grants.

Yen Bai official receives doctorate after just six months

VietNamNet Bridge The media reported a Yen Bai Party official who obtained a doctoral degree from Malaysia within six months. The public now doubts the value of a doctoral diploma earned from Malaysia by Nguyen Van Ngoc, Deputy Party Secretary of Yen Bai province, since he studied only six months.

House of Restoration gets $400,000 for homeless

Over the years Russell County has taken several steps to combat homelessness and now they are getting some financial help to get the job done.

Architect seeks Union Depot photos

Joplin resident Kenny LaNear remembers the Union Depot as a swanky place to catch a train. It was the Cadillac of the train industry in Southwest Missouri, he said, adding that he could not describe specific details of the interior because its been 50 years since he was inside. The only thing I can remember is it was very attractive. At that time, it was uptown uptown.