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College Tuition: Illusions in Financial Aid?
25 January 07 07:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently I watched this great movie called “The Illusionist” with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel . Great flick. Lots of smoke and mirrors and a great ending – with a major twist – that you never would expect. Princeton has received much Read More...

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Hope On The Horizon: Student Debt Relief Act in Senate
24 January 07 08:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

I have posted blogs in the past several weeks regarding states that are implementing college financial aid programs at the community college or public college level, making education an affordable reality for lower-income students. Just yesterday a major Read More...

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Department of Education Releases New Tuition, Other Stats
03 January 07 09:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

According to the article, “More Colleges, More Degrees” by Doug Lederman found in the Dec. 28 edition of Inside Higher Ed , while college students were in the midst of enjoying holiday festivities and relaxing during winter break, the U.S. Department Read More...

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Congress Approves Higher Ed Tuition Deduction and Adjourns for the Year
13 December 06 09:33 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students from lower income families finally may get the first of many tax breaks when it comes to financing their college education, assuming recently passed congressional legislation makes it past President Bush. All indications are that the president Read More...

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