Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO), and Star Scientific (NASDAQ: CIGX).

Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) is up 12.82% to $47.60, relative to a 52-week range of $33.75-$53.67. The Education Department is changing rules on access for institutions to federal loans. The new set of guidelines will be released today.

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) is up 37% to $5.49, relative to a 52-week range of $3.76-$13.16. Shares are being affected by the same news from the Education Department.

Star Scientific (NASDAQ: CIGX) is up nearly 4% to $4.42, relative to a 52-week range of $1.24-$5.25.