Friday, 30 September 2011

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Opinion: How Colleges Punish Families Who Choose to Save

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT

"Throughout the U.S., millions of parents struggle to save for their children's college education," The Atlantic reports. "But those parents who do the responsible thing and save are discriminated...

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Credit Cards Aimed at College Students

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:58 AM PDT

"The new rules restricting aggressive credit card marketing on campus, included in the CARD Act of 2009, seem to have reduced the practice, says a report from Credit.com," Ann Carrns writes in the...

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New Blog: Newly Minted

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:56 AM PDT

"Newly Minted is a monthly series on Head Count following John Gudvangen through his first year as a financial-aid director, at Wesleyan University," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "We'll...

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Student Debt: What They don't Teach You in College

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:54 AM PDT

"Although college remains one of the most valuable experiences of a young adult's life, it often results in immense amounts of student debt," the Boston Globe's Next Great Generation blog reports....

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ED Confirms Schools Must Notify ED by Oct. 1 if They Have No Gainful Employment Programs

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Schools that do not have any academic programs subject to gainful employment regulations  must report that fact to the Department of Education (ED) by October 1, 2011. NASFAA staff have confirmed...

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Republicans Push Pell Changes

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:08 AM PDT

"House Republicans released a proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year on Thursday that would preserve the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 but change the program's eligibility criteria, make deep cuts...

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Keeping Pell Grant, Other Aid Funding Steady is Vital

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:38 PM PDT

"A Senate Appropriations subcommittee recently approved a fiscal 2012 education budget that would maintain the maximum Pell Grant award of $5,500," Angela Peoples writes in Campus Progress. "The move...

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Students Push for Debt Forgiveness

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:31 PM PDT

"Alexis Reineke  graduated from the University of Minnesota in December 2008 with a communications degree — and $35,000 in debt," the Minnesota Daily reports. "Last week, she signed a petition that...

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Higher Education Officials Rank Most Burdensome HEA Regulations

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:17 PM PDT

The large majority of 2,000 higher education officials surveyed by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (ACSFA) perceive federal student aid regulations as a whole as "burdensome"...

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Looking at Stats of the Best High Schools for Math and Science Rankings

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Hear are some of the key characteristics of the top ranked math and science high schools.

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