Thursday, 12 April 2012

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Colleges Try to Find Their Voices on Pinterest

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Schools look for ways to be active on social media's rising star.

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Experts Call for Higher Education Community to Unite With a Plan to Sustain Pell

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Despite some technical disagreements, higher education experts at an Education Sector panel discussion Wednesday agreed that the higher education community needs to form a singular, unified issue...

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CFPB Launches Beta Tool to Help Students Compare School Costs

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the next phase of its "Know Before You Owe" student loan project by releasing a beta version of the "Financial Aid Comparison Shopper," an...

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Getting the Most from Your Financial-Aid Package

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"About 82 percent of all first-year students receive some type of financial aid, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Education," Reuters reports. "But too often, parents...

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Last Rites for Graduation Rate

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"A long-held wish of many community colleges is on the verge of becoming reality: the Education Department has announced its plans to change how student success is measured in higher education,...

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Time Roth IRA Conversions For More College Aid And Less Tax

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The reason that converting a regular IRA to a Roth IRA may impact your child's need-based college aid eligibility, is because the conversion income will be counted on the financial aid forms, the...

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NASFAA Joins NACUBO Effort to Halt Implementation of VA Tuition Offset Policy

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

NASFAA joined NACUBO and 12 other higher education associations in signing onto a letter urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to halt the reinstatement of a policy that would offset...

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A New Tool to Compare Financial Aid Offers

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"For students and parents who've spent the past few weeks crunching numbers from financial aid offers, a tool that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced on Wednesday may help make sense...

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Video: Transferring to a State University, and Saving Tens of Thousands of Dollars in the Bargain

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"In a segment broadcast on the 'Today' show on NBC this morning -- and prepared in consultation with The Choice -- Ms. Weishoff told of receiving about $12,000 in scholarships to N.Y.U., which...

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Lack of Information Can Be Devastating to Student Loan Borrowers

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Last week, we wrote about the proposed Know Before You Owe Act of 2012. This week, we want to emphasize its importance by sharing some real-life consequences that can result when borrowers don't...

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