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Lowest-Income Students Need More Pell Aid, Authors of New Report Find
05 May 08 04:35 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To help low-income students attend college, larger Pell Grants should be awarded to the most “financially needy” college students, according to a new report (“ Window of Opportunity: Targeting Federal Grant Aid to Students With the Lowest Incomes ”). Read More...

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The Working Poor in College—Does School or Work Come First?
11 July 07 03:50 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For many of the working poor, a college degree is the key to a better job, more opportunities, and, ultimately, a way out of a life of poverty. But even though the working poor who are enrolled in college classes may regard themselves as students first Read More...

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College Rankings Go Global
19 April 07 09:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Strangely enough, just as universities in the United States are starting to question the validity of college rankings such as those published by U.S. News & World Report , colleges around the globe are starting to want to get in on the craze. According Read More...

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