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New Senator at the Helm of Higher Education Act Negotiations
03 June 08 04:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Barbara Mikulski , D-Md., will “pinch hit” for Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass. — the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions who is recovering from surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor — in Senate and House negotiations Read More...

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Proposed Bill Combines House, Senate Versions of the Higher Education Act
14 May 08 04:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Congressional aides hope to finalize a renewal of the Higher Education Act by Memorial Day that merges different versions of the proposed bill passed separately by the House of Representatives and the Senate last year, according to an article in The Chronicle Read More...

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College Accreditation: “Nothing” is News?
07 June 07 04:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At first glance “no news” being news may seem pretty mundane, but it is actually quite humorous. What I am referring to is yet another of the Department of Education’s committee meetings where the advisors and participants could not agree on their recommendations Read More...

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