Wednesday, 7 March 2012

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Opinion: Why the Wealthy Should Pay Higher College Tuition

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Over the last year, 41 states have cut spending for public higher education," Robert Reich writes for the Kansas City Star. "That's on top of deep cuts in 2009 and 2010. The shortfall means rising...

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Texas: College Presidents Say $10,000 Degrees Available Now

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Speaking today on a SXSWEdu panel in Austin, officials from a few Texas community colleges and universities said that $10,000 bachelor's degrees are available now - and more will be within the...

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03-06: 2009-10 ACG CFL Reduction to G5 Net Drawdown Warning Message

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

At this time, all Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) funds for the 2009-10 Award Year should have been disbursed to students. In general, schools are to submit ACG disbursements to the Department...

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NASFAA Self-Evaluation Guide for 2011-12: Phase Two Now Available

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

The second phase of the of the 27th edition of the NASFAA Self-Evaluation Guide for Institutional Participation in Title IV and Other Federal Programs is now available. With the exception of the...

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Florida Higher Education May Face Big Budget Cuts

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"With three days remaining until the end of the legislative session, Florida lawmakers are moving forward with a $70 billion budget that would create the state's 12th university and cut hefty amounts...

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The Next Crisis to Avoid is in Student Loans

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Ever since U.S. consumers began owing more on their student loans than their credit cards a couple of years ago, economists have kept a closer watch over whether soaring education debt could be...

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In California, Whom Will They Blame?

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Here in California, students just marched on Sacramento in outrage that state-subsidized tuition at the UC and CSU campuses keeps climbing," Victor Davis Hanson writes in the National Review's...

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Student Loans Surpass Auto, Credit Card Debt

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Americans owe more on their student loans than on their credit cards or car loans, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York," Daniel de Vise writes in the Washington Post...

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Study Finds That Working-Class College Students Are Less Engaged Than Their Middle-Class Peers

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

"College students who come from working-class backgrounds are less likely than middle-class students to take part in formal and informal campus-based activities, have fewer friends on campus, and...

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Financial Aid Administrators Advocate Lawmakers to Resist Standardization of Award Letters

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST

Financial aid administrators took to Capitol Hill Tuesday to advocate against the standardization of award letters and for support of Federal Student Aid funding. The congressional meetings were part...

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