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Low-Income Students May Get Free Tuition at Houston Community College
14 July 08 03:07 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students who are eligible for a new scholarship program at Houston Community College could have up to two years of their college education paid for. To qualify for the scholarship program, students must be eligible to receive a Pell Grant , a form of Read More...

Filed under: college expenses, college fees, College Scholarships, College Textbooks, College Tuition, federal financial aid, financially-needy students, Houston Chronicle, Houston Community College, Houston Community College Foundation, Low-Income Students, NextStudent, Opportunity 14, Pell Grant, scholarship program, Stafford Loans, subsidized Stafford student loans

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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In Defense of a Higher Budget for Higher Ed
21 March 07 03:26 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

I do not know if this always holds true, but my observation has been that when politicians clash, at least when it comes to debating budget issues in higher education, students benefit. “The U.S. under secretary of education appeared before the House Read More...

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Perkins Program Cuts: Hint of More to Come?
08 February 07 08:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

This past week I have reported on what is happening with the FY08 budget, a big part of which is the increase in the Pell Grant from $4,600 this year up to $5,400 by 2012. The question on everyone’s mind is: Where is all that extra money going to come Read More...

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Budget Picture FY08
07 February 07 08:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As I reported earlier this week, President Bush released his FY08 Budget on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. And although it promises to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4,600 this year up to $5,400 by 2012, he will use funds from other grants for low-income Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, financial aid, FY08 Budget, Higher Education Act, Next Student, NextStudent, Pell Grant, student loan consolidation, student loans

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...

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