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Pell Grant Increase: Where Is It All Coming From?
13 February 07 10:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Last week I speculated on how President Bush intended to pay for the increase in awards for Pell Grants. Now it is official, with the details recently being released. The president’s proposal is summarized in an article by Kelly Field titled “ How President Read More...

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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