| NASFAA Submits Comments on CFPB’s Financial Aid Comparison Shopper Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT NASFAA submitted comments and suggested improvements to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its beta version of the "Financial Aid Comparison Shopper," an interactive, online tool... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| Opinion: Higher Education's Online Revolution Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "At the recent news conference announcing edX, a $60 million Harvard-MIT partnership in online education, university leaders spoke of reaching millions of new students in India, China and around the... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| ANN-12-11: Live Internet Webinar – Direct Loan Tools Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT This letter announces Federal Student Aid's instructor-led, online training session on Direct Loan (DL) Tools for Windows, a supplemental software product designed to assist schools with Federal... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| California: Bill Would Offer Free College Textbooks Online Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "California would seek to provide college students with free textbooks online under two bills approved by the state Senate," the Associated Press reports. "The bills sought by Senate President Pro... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| 05-30: Gainful Employment Webinar #7 – How to Read Your GE Backup Detail Report Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT This announcement makes available Gainful Employment Webinar #7 - How to Read Your GE Backup Detail Report on May 16, 2012 in Microsoft Powerpoint Format. For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| Saving for College: Most Parents Flunk the 529 Test Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "A new survey from brokerage Edward Jones found that 62% have no knowledge of 529 college saving plans, which are tax-advantaged plans for education savings—akin to 401(k) plans for retirement," Dan... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| Prepaid Tuition Plans Flawed But Still Popular Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs they once seemed," the Associated Press reports. "The mostly state-sponsored plans were designed as a way... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| South Carolina: 13 Plead Guilty to Student Loan Fraud Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Thirteen people pled guilty this month to federal charges involving student loan fraud in the Walterboro area, U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles said Wednesday," the Post and... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| To Train Community-College Leaders, a For-Profit University Hires a Leader in the Field Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Forty-two years after founding what is widely considered to be the nation's pre-eminent program for developing community-college leaders, John E. Roueche is leaving the University of Texas here to... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
| Opinion: Restored Competition Will Lessen U.S. Inequality Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT "The U.S. middle class is squeezed by the rising costs of college education and health care, and an economy that increasingly rewards only superstars," Luigi Zingales, professor of entrepreneurship... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/  |
