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House Stalls Spending Bill That Would Boost Pell Grants, Biomedical Research
27 June 08 02:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A proposed spending bill that would raise Pell Grant award amounts and increase funding for the National Institutes of Health was delayed indefinitely Thursday after Democrats and Republicans began squabbling over the bill’s provisions, according to The Read More...

Filed under: biomedical research funding, college, college loans, David Obey, financial aid, House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, National Institutes of Health, NextStudent, NIH, oil drilling expansion, Pell Grants, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S House of Representatives

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

Who Wants More Money for College?
13 June 07 12:01 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The easy answer is “everyone does,” of course. This is especially true if you are putting yourself through school and do not have mom and dad to help you pay for your college education. But, whether you are just starting out or even one year away from Read More...

Filed under: College Student Loans, NextStudent, Pell Grants, Student Loan Legislation

College Student Loan/Aid Programs: TRUE Reform Forthcoming?
27 February 07 06:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In the midst of the plethora of democratic legislation being in limbo (STAR Act, Sunshine Act, Student Debt Relief Act, H.R. 5, still pending), the U.S. Department of Education appears to be doing something fresh and original. Instead of devising ways Read More...

Filed under: Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Department of Education, H.R. 5, NextStudent, Pell Grants, STAR Act, Student Debt Relief Act, Sunshine Act

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

The STAR Act: College Scholarships that Cost More than You Think
20 February 07 05:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For weeks now, we have been watching what has been happening with the Pell Grant and the effect the likely increase will have on students and taxpayers. In the middle of all this, I somehow missed a key piece of legislation that, if it becomes law, will Read More...

Filed under: College Scholarships, NextStudent, Pell Grants, STAR Act, Student Loan Legislation

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

Education and the Budget Proposal for FY08
05 February 07 09:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Good news for the Department of Education, as it looks like the White House is set to increase the Pell Grant even more than the $260 proposed by the Democrat’s “Joint Funding Resolution” that I reported on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. According to a briefing Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, Department of Education, financial aid, Next Student, NextStudent, Pell Grants, student loan consolidation, student loans

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

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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