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College Student Loan/Aid Programs: TRUE Reform Forthcoming?
27 February 07 06:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In the midst of the plethora of democratic legislation being in limbo (STAR Act, Sunshine Act, Student Debt Relief Act, H.R. 5, still pending), the U.S. Department of Education appears to be doing something fresh and original. Instead of devising ways Read More...

Filed under: Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Department of Education, H.R. 5, NextStudent, Pell Grants, STAR Act, Student Debt Relief Act, Sunshine Act

Who Are They Kidding? Defend Your Rights While You Still Can
23 February 07 10:28 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

On Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 I wrote about the new STAR Act, whose proponents claim that with all the potential savings to be won by colleges switching from the FFELP (Federal Family Education Loan Program) to the FDLP (Federal Direct Lending Program), approximately Read More...

Filed under: Department of Education, FDLP, FFELP, NextStudent, Sen. Edward Kennedy, STAR Act