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Teach for America Sees Surge in Applications
24 June 08 03:40 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Teach for America, the nonprofit program that recruits graduates of elite colleges to become teachers at underserved public schools, is on a winning streak, according to U.S. News & World Report (“ Plenty of Praise for Teach for America ,” June 20, Read More...

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Colorado Colleges and Universities Receive $200 Million in Construction Funding
27 May 08 04:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter recently signed into law the Higher-Education Construction Act, allocating more than $200 million for construction projects at colleges and universities across the state, according to an article in The Cherry Creek News (“ Read More...

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Cuomo to Make Investigation into Colleges’ Credit-Card Deals Public
19 April 08 02:05 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The results of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into the relationship between colleges with co-branded credit cards and the banks that issue them are expected to be released within the next two months. Benjamin Lawsky, Cuomo’s deputy Read More...

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Student Loan Debt Is on the Rise, and College Grads Face Growing Financial Obstacles
04 November 07 08:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Money. Some of us have it. Some of us need more of it. Particularly recent college grads transitioning from their campus to the workspace, from having student loans available that help pay their living expenses to having to make it on their own—all while Read More...

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