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On the recordJune 11, 2013
In the last 10 years or so, there has been a dramatic shift in this Tuition Assistance program with some 40 percent of the money going to a handful of for-profit schools.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights a significant funding shift in the Tuition Assistance program.

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