Monday 23 January 2012

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Teens Should Learn Personal Finance from Parents, Teachers

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

Parents and teachers should educate high school students on finance now, so they're prepared later.

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01-20: COD Processing Update

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Federal Student Aid identified an issue where Direct PLUS Loan Request Acknowledgements (Message Class: CRSP) are not being generated in certain situations. Federal Student Aid has determined the...

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FP-12-01: Loan Verification Certificate for Special Direct Consolidation Loans

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

This letter announces the approval of a Loan Verification Certificate (LVC) for use in connection with the making of Special Direct Consolidation Loans through the Federal Direct Loan Program. It...

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1-20: Follow @FAFSA on Twitter

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Federal Student Aid (FSA) has launched its new Twitter account @FAFSA. FSA plans to use Twitter to support an ongoing conversation around student financial aid. To kick this off, Martha Kanter, the...

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States Push Even Further to Cut Spending on Colleges

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"For nearly four years, governors and state legislators have focused on little else in higher education but cutting budgets to deal with historic gaps in revenue," the Chronicle of Higher...

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Rules and Regulations: Program Integrity – Correction to Gainful Employment-Debt Measures

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

On June 13, 2011, the Secretary of Education published a notice of final regulations in the Federal Register for Program Integrity: Gainful Employment--Debt Measures (Gainful Employment--Debt...

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1-20: Distribution of 2012-13 Renewal FAFSA Reminders

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

The Department has identified  students eligible to receive a 2012-13 Renewal FAFSA and began distributing e-mail reminders and printed reminders on Jan. 18, 2012. Reminders distribution will...

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The Choice on ‘Today’: Tips on FAFSA, and Net-Price Calculators

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"The Choice blog occasionally collaborates with NBC's 'Today' show on college admissions segments, and in our latest installment, Matt Lauer focused this morning on the hot-stove topic of the season...

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North Carolina: Many College Students Say They Have to Take On High Debt to Stay in School

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Two years ago, the cost of James Jackson's freshman year at Fayetteville State University was covered by scholarships and grants," the Fayetteville Observer reports. "Now, Jackson is $5,000 in debt...

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Despite Lawmaker Criticisms, Many Ideas from Obama’s Last Budget Made the Cut

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"With President Obama set to unveil his 2013 budget in the coming days, a close look at last year's document shows that some of Obama's suggestions were implemented in the end," the Hill reports....

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