APOL Apollo Education Grp., Inc.

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•    According to a Bloomberg report, there is a possibility that government funding to repay school loans may be reduced. Following the report, share prices of all major for-profit educators including Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL), Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA) and DeVry Inc (NYSE:DV) declined

 
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