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Government Warns: Pell Grant Program in Trouble
22 September 08 02:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Without additional taxpayer funds next year, the government’s “most important” federal financial aid program may be unable to provide Pell Grants to millions of eligible low-income students, likely pricing these students out of a higher education, according Read More...

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Low-Income Students May Get Free Tuition at Houston Community College
14 July 08 03:07 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students who are eligible for a new scholarship program at Houston Community College could have up to two years of their college education paid for. To qualify for the scholarship program, students must be eligible to receive a Pell Grant , a form of Read More...

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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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