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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...

Filed under: American Enterprise Institute, Andrew Cuomo, attorney general, Benjamin Lawsky, college, college loans, credit cards, Higher Education, New York, NextStudent, preferred lender list, student debt, student loan investigation, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education
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...

Filed under: college, college advice, College Board, college pricing, consumer debt, cost of living, Erica Perez, financial aid, Higher Education, inflation, Larry Abramson, Luke Swarthout, median income, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, National Public Radio, NextStudent, NPR, Project on Student Debt, Robert Shireman, Scholarships, starting salaries, student debt, student loan debt, student loans, trends, tuition, U.S. PIRG
Problems between Researchers and Policy-Makers 23 May 07 09:12 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: For weeks education researchers and policy-makers have been trying to come to a consensus on the best way to come to terms on policy that affects higher education standards. Although strides have been made, according to a May 22, 2007 article written Read More...

Filed under: Higher Education, National Reading Panel, NextStudent, No Child Left Behind Act
FY08 Budget Update 08 May 07 05:28 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: According to a May 4, 2007 article briefing titled “Accordance on Budget Resolution Imminent” that appeared in the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs Inc.’s Daily Briefing , “ To expand on yesterday’s overview of FY 08 budget resolution Read More...

Filed under: Federal Family Education Loan Program, FFELP, FY08 Budget, Higher Education, NextStudent, student loans
Corporate Sponsorships and the Future of Higher Education 30 April 07 09:15 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: It is commonplace to see the names of companies plastered on billboards in stadiums, and even all over college campuses. Corporate sponsorship pervades our society, so much so that many just glaze over such ads, with the company name or its products barely Read More...

Filed under: Corporate Sponsorships, Higher Education, NextStudent, U.S. Department of Education
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...

Filed under: Department of Education, Higher Education, NextStudent
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
U.S News Rankings Affect State College Funding? 07 March 07 04:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: It goes without saying that the media tend to influence public opinion, if not in large part shape it. A case in point is the ranking of colleges in U.S. News & World Report. According to a March 2, 2007 article by Elia Powers titled “ A U.S. News Read More...

Filed under: Higher Education, NextStudent, STAR Act, State College Funding, Student Relief Act, Sunshine Act, U.S. News & World Report
Not What It Appears: College Student Relief Act of 2007 07 March 07 04:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: According to a March 2, 2007 article written by Olivia Majesky-Pullmann titled, “ Just the Stats: Will Student Loan Interest Rate Cuts Really Help Low-Income Students? ” that appeared in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education , “The College Student Relief Read More...

Filed under: College Student Relief Act of 2007, Higher Education, NextStudent, Rep. George Miller, STAR Act, U.S. PIRG
‘Fear Factor’ Experiment Seeks to Aid Low-Income Students 22 February 07 10:52 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: The Feb. 20, 2007 article titled “Lifeline to Low-Income Students” written by Doug Lederman that appeared in Inside Higher Ed proposes an intriguing if shaky reason why lower-income students “are far less likely to go to college than their peers.” The Read More...

Filed under: FAFSA, Higher Education, Low-Income Students, NextStudent
Pell Increase ‘Official’ for 2007-08 School Year 21 February 07 06:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: It is about time. On Feb. 14, 2007 Congress “did its duty” in my humble opinion. I almost feel like college students and their parents finally have been heard. What I mean is that we really are going to see an increase to our Pell Grants for the first Read More...

Filed under: Higher Education, NextStudent, Pell Grant Increase, Pell Grants
Financial Aid Wars: Democrats and Republicans Try to Outdo Each Other 16 February 07 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: It has been the hot topic in the news for the past couple months and on my blog, so we all should know by now that the 110th Congress is controlled by the Democrats. Why is that big news? Because 2007 is the first year the Democrats have controlled the Read More...

Filed under: Federal Student Loans, financial aid, Higher Education, NextStudent, Pell Grants, PLUS Loans, Postsecondary Education, student loan consolidation
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...

Filed under: College Funding, Higher Education, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program, NextStudent, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program
American Council on Education Meeting 13 February 07 05:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments: The American Council on Education opened its 89th annual meeting this past Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. According to a Feb. 12, 2007 article by Richard Byrne titled “At Annual Meeting, Council Focuses on Issues of Access and Accountability,” that appeared in Read More...

Filed under: American Council on Education, College Funding, Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Higher Education, Low-Income Students, 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

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