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Students Could Wave Goodbye to Merit–Based Federal Aid
25 June 09 09:41 AM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

In another move to restructure the federal financial aid system, President Obama has proposed ending the government’s five-year foray into merit-based student aid and redirecting those financial aid funds to the need-based Pell Grant program, reports Read More...

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House Dems Get Second Crack at Higher Education Appropriations Bill
25 February 09 04:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just days after President Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law, House Democrats have reintroduced a $410 billion overdue appropriations measure that would finance dozens of federal agencies and programs, including many related to Read More...

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Education Department at Fault for Low Participation in Grant Programs, Audit Shows
04 August 08 05:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an audit of the Department of Education , the department’s own inspector general blames the lack of participation in the government’s Academic Competitiveness and National Smart Grant programs on his department’s failure to effectively promote the Read More...

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Smart Grant and Academic Competitiveness Grant Terms Remain Unclear
24 April 07 04:49 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently, a rule-making panel convened to formulate the terms of qualification for students who receive the Academic Competitiveness Grant and Smart Grant. Unfortunately, they did not come to a consensus, which means that Education Secretary Margaret Read More...

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SMART/AC Grants Open to Mixed Reviews
19 December 06 09:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

“I’m grateful for any federal funding, but in terms of affecting large numbers of students, it hasn’t had a huge impact on our campus,” said David Gelinas, University of the South’s director of financial aid, as reported in a Dec. 14, 2006 article by Read More...

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