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Who Decides if Higher Ed in the United States is Up to Par?
25 April 07 09:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

So, I’ve been following the quality and accountability in higher education debate for a while. Basically, the U.S. Department of Education, represented by Margaret Spellings, the Secretary of Education, and representatives from higher education institutions Read More...

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Higher Education Accreditation
20 April 07 08:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Who gets to choose what is acceptable when it comes to student performance in higher education; bottom-line, what agency sets the standards for accreditation. According to an April 19, 2007 article written by Doug Lederman, titled “Showdown Looms on Accreditation,” Read More...

Filed under: accreditation, American Council on Education, Department of Education, higher education, NextStudent

Pell Grant Gets Welcome Boost in 2007-2008 Budget Plans
06 February 07 10:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In previous blogs, I addressed that college education is becoming more and more unobtainable for low-income students. Many are opting out of the system, choosing to attend community colleges or not to attend at all, since the debt load required for attendance Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, Department of Education, financial aid, higher education, Next Student, NextStudent, Pell Grant, student loan consolidation, student loans, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program