Monday 26 March 2012

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5 Tips for a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Parents should follow these suggestions to ace meetings with their children's high school teachers.

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T Is For Tuition and Fees Deduction

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"You may be able to deduct qualified tuition and related expenses that you pay for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent, as a tuition and fees deduction," writes for Kelly Phillips Erb writes...

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03-23: COD Processing Update

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Federal Student Aid is pleased to announce the implementation of additional COD System functionality during the period March 9-10, 2012.  These system changes support 2012-13 Award Year processing....

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Opinion: Owing $150,000 in Loans

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"In some cases, the answer may be that the students simply didn't understand the decision they were making, at least according to a new study of high-debt borrowers by youth advocacy group Young...

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College Math 101: Calculating the Real Cost of Attending

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

March 24, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal interviews NASFAA President Justin Draeger in a report about the college cost of attendance. "One potential way is to show a change in your financial...

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New Tool for Financial Aid Administrators

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAECHY) and the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) have developed a tool for financial aid administrators to use...

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Career Mapping Eyed to Prepare Students for College

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Secondary schools are becoming more intentional about helping students discover their career interests and map out a plan to achieve them," Education Week reports. "About half of all states mandate...

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More Better Citizens: Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda, Part 4B of 8

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"There is plenty of precedent for using higher education as a tool to advance a political ideology—but it is a precedent from Europe and other parts of the world," Peter Wood writes for the Chronicle...

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A New Way to Shrink Private Student Debt

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Are you overwhelmed by private student debt? With $165 billion dollars worth of private student loans outstanding, there is a whole lot of suffering out there among former students struggling with...

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Higher Education Vanishing Before Our Eyes

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Even with top grades and extracurricular activities, students may find it difficult to gain acceptance to or graduate from a four-year university after recent cuts to higher education budgets,"...

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