Monday 9 January 2012

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Obama Visits Consumer Agency Despite Legal Questions

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"President Obama visited the headquarters of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday in what amounted to a victory lap just days after appointing the agency's first director without...

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ANN-12-01: Reminder – Live Internet Webinar on Gainful Employment Data Corrections

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

This letter reminds the community about an upcoming instructor-led, online training session that provides information on correcting gainful employment data that had been submitted to NSLDS by...

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Ohio: Groups Help Fund College for Many

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Brighten Your Future marked a milestone this school year by reaching $1?million in total grants awarded since Logan philanthropists George and Lucy Shaw established the foundation in 1988,"...

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01-06: 2012-13 EDE Technical Reference (Jan. 2012 Update)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The Department of Education (ED) has posted the updated 2012-13 Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) Technical Reference. The EDE Technical Reference provides programmer specifications, record layouts, and...

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Growing Debt Among Nontraditional, Older Students

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Middle-aged persons represent the fastest growing segment of student debt holders, according to new data," Jon Christian writes for Campus Progress. "Though the average student debt continues to...

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01-06: COD Processing Update

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Federal Student Aid has posted EDExpress for Windows 2012-13, Release 1.0, on the Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) website. This release contains Global, Application Processing, and...

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2011 Unemployment Rates by Race and Education Levels, at a Glance

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Unemployment dropped sharply for the least-educated Americans in 2011," the Washington Post reports. "For workers without a high school diploma, seasonally adjusted unemployment slid from 15.1...

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Funding Cuts, Tuition Hikes Likely to Define 2012

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"The higher education sector in the United States grappled with immense challenges in 2011, namely the deepening funding crisis and steep tuition hikes plaguing public colleges and...

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Southern Vermont College President Assumes U.S. Policy Post

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College, has been appointed senior policy adviser in the U.S. Department of Education and will be taking a leave of absence from her college post,"...

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Year in Review: Ups and Downs for Student Financial Aid in 2011

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10, April 15, 2011) ended the year-round Pell Grant program effective with the 2011-12 award year, cutting about...

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