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U.S News Rankings Affect State College Funding?
07 March 07 04:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It goes without saying that the media tend to influence public opinion, if not in large part shape it. A case in point is the ranking of colleges in U.S. News & World Report. According to a March 2, 2007 article by Elia Powers titled “ A U.S. News Read More...

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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