Tuesday 27 September 2011

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Despite High Costs, A College Education is Still Worth the Price

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:00 AM PDT

"It's increasingly obvious that we can't afford to approach higher education in the same way," Western Governors University President Robert W. Mendenhall writes in CNBC's Guest Blog. "While...

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Opinion: The Higher-Education Battle the White House Should Be Waging

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:58 AM PDT

"In February 2009, in his first speech to Congress, President Obama pledged that America would regain the world lead in college attainment by 2020," Kevin Carey writes in the Chronicle of Higher...

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Rhode Island Education Board OK's In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:57 AM PDT

"A state higher education board approved a measure [Monday] that allows students who immigrated to the United States illegally to pay in-state tuition rates at Rhode Island's public university and...

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Community Colleges Receive $500-Million for Job-Training Programs

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:55 AM PDT

"Community colleges across the country will receive about $500-million in federal grants beginning on Monday, the first of four payments in a $2-billion plan announced last year that is intended to...

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'There's a Lot of Pits to Fall Into, and It's Easy to Overspend Your Money'

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:54 AM PDT

"The University of Chicago is known for its economics faculty, which promotes the notion of a free-market economy and has been criticized as encouraging decisions that led to the current recession,"...

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Congress Poised to Extend 2012 Budget to Prevent Government Shutdown

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:50 AM PDT

The Senate reached a bipartisan agreement late last night to keep the federal government operating under a continuing resolution (CR) through Nov. 18. The Senate approved the stop-gap spending...

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Comment Request: Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFEL) Regulations–Administrative Requirements for States, Not-For-Profit Lenders, and Eligible Lender Trustees

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFEL) Regulations require states, not-for-profit lenders, and eligible lender trustees to provide to the Secretary a certification on the state or non-profit...

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10 Things Student Loan Companies Won't Say

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Sept. 26, 2011 - Smart Money interviews NASFAA about tuition installment plants. "Financial aid officers acknowledge the risks and say that tuition installment plans aren't for everyone, but that...

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09-26: EDExpress Online Training – Release of 508-Compliant Versions of EDExpress Online Training for 2011-2012 and Direct Loan Tools Online Training

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:22 AM PDT

This letter announces Federal Student Aid's release of full versions of EDExpress Online Training for 2011-2012 and Direct Loan Tools Online Training. This is the final release related to EDExpress...

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09-26: Removal of Data for Closed Award Years from Production Environment

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:04 AM PDT

During the period Oct. 7-8, 2011, the Department of Education (ED) will remove data for closed years from the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System's production environment. As a general...

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