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Colleges and Students Could Benefit From Pending Federal Bailout
21 January 09 04:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It seems that everyone is getting a piece of the government’s “bailout pie,” including banks, automakers, and perhaps even the nation’s colleges and universities, although exactly how much schools will get and when they will get it has not yet been established, Read More...

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Student Loan Providers May Get Government Help for One More Year
17 September 08 05:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With problems in the credit markets continuing to plague student loan providers, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a year-long extension of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act , which allows the secretary of education Read More...

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New Senator at the Helm of Higher Education Act Negotiations
03 June 08 04:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Barbara Mikulski , D-Md., will “pinch hit” for Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass. — the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions who is recovering from surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor — in Senate and House negotiations Read More...

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