Friday, 4 May 2012

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Trillion-Dollar Misunderstanding: The Seven Sins of Federal Student Loans

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Charles Miller, chair of the Spellings Commission, reminded me the other day that that panel in its report referred to the federal financial aid system as 'dysfunctional,'" Richard Vedder writes for...

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Community Colleges and the American Dream

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) recently released a significant commission report that begins to articulate a positive path for change for two-year colleges," Richard...

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Mr. President, Here's the Best Way to End Financial Aid Misuse

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Dear Mr. President: High school counselors and college admissions officers stood a little taller last week when you took your case public for federal financial aid," Patrick O'Connor, Roeper School...

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Gains in Access, Less in Success

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"In 2007 -- long before President Obama pushed to make college attainment a national priority and three years before the phrase 'completion agenda' first appeared in these pages -- a group of public...

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West Virginia Colleges Hope Credit Cap Boosts Graduation Rates

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Four of five students at Shepherd College don't graduate within four years, and fewer than half, 46 percent, graduate within six years, according to school data," the Charleston Daily Mail reports....

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More Than 350 Colleges Still Have Spots, Financial Aid for Fall Students

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Still unsure of your plans for the fall? If you're considering enrolling in college, it's not too late--as long as you're interested in one of 362 schools," according to U.S. News and World Report....

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Opinion: College Grads Need Jobs, Not a Lower Loan Rate

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"All workers face wage cuts and job losses during a recession, when the supply of labor outstrips demand," American Enterprise Institute scholar Andrew Biggs writes for the Wall Street Journal. "But...

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Opinion: Open Letter to Higher Ed Scholars

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"It's nothing new to say that U.S. higher education is under attack," Rhonda McClellan and Joshua Powers write for Inside Higher Ed. "For decades now, policy makers, the media, and pundits have...

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Florida: Did you Receive this Letter Telling You to Repay a Pell Grant?

Posted: 03 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Are you a Florida State College at Jacksonville student who received a letter telling you to repay a Pell Grant? Let The Times-Union know, if so," the Florida Times-Union reports. "School...

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More Than 350 Colleges Still Have Spots, Financial Aid for Fall Students

Posted: 03 May 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Late applicants have lots of options if they act fast.

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