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State Program Gives 100 Montana Teachers up to $12,000 to Repay Student Loans
30 June 08 12:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an effort to prevent young teachers from leaving the state for higher-paying jobs, the Montana legislature is helping 100 of the state’s educators pay back their student loans (“ 100 Lucky MT Teachers Having Loans Paid Off ,” June 27, 2008). Through Read More...

Filed under: Brain Schweitzer, college loans, critical subjects, loan assistance program, Low-Income Students, Montana legislature, Montana teachers, new teacher recruitment, NextStudent, Quality Educator Assistance Program, student loans, teacher retainment

Proposed Legislation Would Prevent Student Loan Lenders from ‘Cherry-Picking’ Schools They Lend To
19 June 08 06:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To ensure all students have access to student loans regardless of what type of school they attend, two Democratic senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit banks and other lenders from “picking and choosing” which institutions of higher Read More...

Filed under: Christopher Dodd, Citibank, college loans, Community Colleges, default rates, Edward Kennedy, Federal Family Education Loan Program, FFELP, FFELP lenders, financial aid, higher education, Jonathan D. Glater, JPMorgan Chase, Low-Income Students, NextStudent, Patty Murray, PNC, selective lending, Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions, student loan crisis, student loans, SunTrust, The New York Times, two-year schools, U.S. Department of Education, universal college loans

College Board Helps College Recruiters Target Low-Income Students
28 May 08 01:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As part of a College Board pilot program nearly 30 colleges and universities will be allowed to buy the names and personal information of low-income high school students — a data set that has been off limits since the early 1980s, according to the Chicago Read More...

Filed under: Amherst College, Bruce Poch, college, College Board, college loans, college recruit, college recruiting, high school students, Jodi Cohen, Low-Income Students, Pomona College, SAT, Tom Parker, Wellesley College, Willliams College

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...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, credit crunch, EFC, expected family contribution, financial aid, grants, IHEP, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Low-Income Students, Need-Based Aid, NextStudent, Pell Grant, Pell Grants, Sen. Edward Kennedy, student loans, U.S. Senate

‘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

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

2007 Budget Update
01 February 07 10:45 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It looks like Pell Grants are going to be getting the financial face-lift about which people have been buzzing on Capitol Hill. According to a Jan. 31, 2007 article by Doug Lederman titled “A Pleasant Budget Surprise” that appeared in Inside Higher Ed Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, financial aid, Low-Income Students, Next Student, NextStudent, Pell Grants, student loan consolidation, student loans

College Tuition: Illusions in Financial Aid?
25 January 07 07:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently I watched this great movie called “The Illusionist” with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel . Great flick. Lots of smoke and mirrors and a great ending – with a major twist – that you never would expect. Princeton has received much Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, College Tuition, Consolidation, financial aid, Low-Income Students, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, student loans

Hope On The Horizon: Student Debt Relief Act in Senate
24 January 07 08:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

I have posted blogs in the past several weeks regarding states that are implementing college financial aid programs at the community college or public college level, making education an affordable reality for lower-income students. Just yesterday a major Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, College Tuition, College Tuition Tax Deduction, Consolidation, financial aid, higher education, Interest Rates, Loan Forgiveness, Low-Income Students, Next Student, NextStudent, Origination Fees, Pell Grants, Reconsolidation, student debt, Student Debt Relief Act, student loan consolidation, student loans

Proposed Law Opens Door to Higher Education for Low-Income Students
24 January 07 03:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In a post in December I commented on how many states and even the federal government is beginning to set up programs and legislation that favors higher education opportunities for lower-income students. A case in point is the $4,000 college tuition deduction Read More...

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