Tuesday 22 May 2012

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Maryland: A Veteran and Father Graduates From a College He Long Dreamed of Attending

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Growing up in this community in northern Maryland, Mr. Shriver, 29, used to pass by the stately brick buildings of the college that is now McDaniel and wonder," the Chronicle of Higher...

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Investing in Julia

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"'The Life of Julia,' a storybook advertisement recently released as part of President Obama's re-election campaign, aimed to highlight government programs of particular benefit to women over the...

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Notice of Submission for OMB Review: Direct Loan Income Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

This form serves as the means by which a borrower who is repaying Direct Loan Program loans under the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan or the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan provides the...

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Opinion: The Truth About College Aid — It's Corporate Welfare

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Who really benefits from the $65 billion-plus that Washington spends each year on student aid?" Andrew G. Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, writes for The Atlantic....

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Notice: Annual Updates to the Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan Formula for 2012 Federal Direct Loan Program

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Secretary announces the annual updates to the ICR plan formula for 2012. Under the Federal Direct Loan Program, borrowers may choose to repay their loans (Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct...

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California: Santa Monica Part II?

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The fight over two-tiered pricing at California's community colleges isn't over," Inside Higher Ed reports. "Leaders at Santa Monica College in March unveiled a controversial plan to create a...

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Are Tax-Free Education Accounts Right for You?

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Section 529 plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts come with penalties and restrictions on the use of the funds," MarketWatch reports. "With today's rate of return, would you be better off...

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Opinion: Five Proposals to Solve $1 Trillion College Loan Crisis

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"For more than a century, the U.S. bankruptcy code has offered financially distressed individuals and businesses an opportunity to expunge their debts and start over," Sandra Block and Christine...

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Maryland: Asperger Syndrome Prompts Court to Forgive Former Law Student's Debt

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"A former law student has won a bid in bankruptcy court to discharge nearly $340,000 in education debt because her diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome rendered her unable to repay the loans," the National...

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7 Ways to Prepare for Student Loan Repayment

Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"For six months after graduation (or after leaving school or dropping below a half-time credit load), federal Stafford loan holders enter a grace period in which they don't have to make student loan...

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