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Students’ College Access to Improve, Vice President Pledges
23 April 09 04:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Vice President Joe Biden intends to make higher education a reality for more young people, the Associated Press reports, in part by closing the gap between families’ incomes and rising college costs. Read More...

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In a Recession, U.S. College Students Head to Canada
31 December 08 01:15 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College-age students who want a higher education without the hefty high price tag are heading to Canada, where a college education can cost nearly half of what it would cost in the United States, reports The Boston Globe (“ Canada: Passport to Higher Read More...

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Connecticut Credit Unions Begin Offering Low-Interest Student Loans
16 December 08 05:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To help ensure that Connecticut students continue to have access to higher education in today’s economy, Governor M. Jodi Rell recently announced a new $17.5 million initiative that will help students obtain college loans at interest rates as low as 5.75 Read More...

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College Tuition, Student Borrowing On the Rise In Down Economy
03 November 08 01:50 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A new report has found that last year’s increases in college tuition were more on pace with rises in the Consumer Price Index — the measure of the average price of consumer goods and services. But despite the relative steadiness of college affordability, Read More...

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Student Loan Crunch Affected Some Private Schools, But Crisis Largely Avoided
28 October 08 01:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The student loan crunch that began this past spring failed to become the widespread crisis that experts predicted, according to the results of a survey by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities . Still, the NAICU reports, some Read More...

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State Higher Education Commission Urges Indiana Schools to Graduate 10,000 More Students a Year
10 September 08 01:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A new plan unveiled Monday by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education calls for the state-supported colleges and universities in Indiana to graduate 10,000 more students with bachelor’s degrees each year — an increase of 33 percent — and to graduate Read More...

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Number of Students Applying for Federal Financial Aid Goes Up Almost 20%
12 August 08 04:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While college enrollment is only expected to grow by 300,000 students this year, some 1.3 million additional college students have already applied for federal financial aid — an increase of 17 percent, according to an article in U.S. News World Report Read More...

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Concerned About College Costs, Texas Board Considers Changes to State Financial Aid
22 July 08 05:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is considering restructuring the state’s financial aid programs amid growing concerns about college affordability. Proposed changes would raise the academic standards students must meet to qualify for the Read More...

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Massachusetts Shortchanges College Students on Financial Aid
17 July 08 04:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although Massachusetts is known as a hub for higher education, the state lags behind other states in awarding financial aid to college students, a shortfall that many educators say is limiting access to a college education for low-income and minority Read More...

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