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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/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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