Thursday 26 April 2012

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Student Loan Reform Fight Broader For Obama Than Interest Rate Debate

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"On Tuesday, congressional Democrats announced plans to introduce legislation that would extend the current low interest rates on government-subsidized student loans, responding to the major public...

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6 Common Misconceptions About Financial Aid

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"As the May 1 deadline to accept financial-aid offers approaches, TIME Moneyland spoke to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and Fastweb.com, to thwart many of the common misconceptions...

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Veterans' Group Names 26 For-Profits It Says Exploit Its Brand to Lure Students

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"A national advocacy group for student veterans that kicked out 40 chapters at for-profit colleges this month for allegedly providing misleading information to prospective students plans to release...

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COHEAO Offers Discount to NASFAA Members for Webinar on Campus Financial Literacy Programs

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations (COHEAO) will host a webinar on Friday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), "Financial Literacy Compendium:  Review of Great Programs on...

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Student Loans: Will Congress's Remedy Favor Middle Class Over Poor?

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The surging student loan burden has the attention of President Obama and Congress," the Christian Science Monitor reports. "The interest rates will affect the cost of college for a wide range of...

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The Highs and Lows of April

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"While Wesleyan has a solid need-based aid program, it can't afford to be as generous as some other selective colleges," Beckie Supiano writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education's Newly...

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Democrats and Republicans Agree on Interest Rates, Spar on Offset

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

In an unexpected turn of events, Republicans unveiled their own bill yesterday that would keep the subsidized Stafford Loan interest rate for undergraduate students at 3.4 percent for one additional...

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04-25: Public Hearings for Preparing Proposed Regulations

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Department will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid...

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04-25: 2012-13 Campus-Based Program Funds Available in G5

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Final funding worksheets and the 2012-13 Statement of Account for each of the Campus-Based programs were posted to the eCampus-Based (eCB) website on March 30, 2012. In past years, Campus-Based funds...

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04-25: Release of the 2010-11 Experimental Sites Initiative Data Analysis Report

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Department of Education has made available the report, "Analysis of the Experimental Sites Initiative: 2010-11." This report contains findings from the 76 schools participating in the seven...

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