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Getting a Handle on College Costs During a Recession Thurs March 12, 2009
Parents... are you wondering how you're going to be able to pay for your child’s education in this financial climate? Students... want to find out how to get your college costs under control? Find answers to these questions and more at http://www.usnews.com/sections/business/paying-for-college/index.html
College Costs – Ivy League vs. Public 4 Yr. Colleges Mon Sept 8, 2008
Are students and parents making the best choices when it comes to picking colleges or are they unduly influenced by savvy marketing and aggressive advertising? Are the costs of college considered to be a primary determining choice or are they decided upon only after parents and students make a wish list of colleges based upon the student’s GPA and college test scores? Do public 4 year colleges provide the same quality of education as Ivy League schools? To find some interesting answers read the full article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0908/p15s01-wmgn.html
Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 Wed June 25, 2008
In an effort to continue ensuring that every eligible student and his or her parents are able to get the federal student loans they need to meet educational expenses, the U.S. Dept of Education is closely monitoring developments in the financial markets that have an impact on the ability of lenders to make FFEL Program Loans. The DOE is committed to helping provide viability in the marketplace for lenders who are continuing to make loans in this present economy. For further information go to http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/
New Veterans Education Benefit Fri May 16, 2008
The N.Y. Times noted today that Congressional Democrats have begun to put into practice their philosophy of asking the wealthy to shoulder more of the cost of government programs as the House approved an expansive new veterans education benefit that would be paid for by a tax on affluent Americans. The benefit would be for those veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who enlisted after the Sept. 11 attacks and would give them the equivalent of a free four-year college education at a public university. For the complete article, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/washington/16cong.html?ref=education
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