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Down Economy May Be Driving Students to Online Education
15 January 09 02:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As jobs continue to disappear and unemployment soars, large numbers of adult learners may soon be enrolling in online programs, particularly at two-year colleges and for-profit institutions, according to a new online education survey (“ Recession May Read More...

Filed under: adult learners, college, college degree, college financial aid, college loans, enrollment, enrollment strategy, financial aid, for profit institutions, higher education, I Elaine Allen, Internet, job loss, marketable skills, NextStudent, online courses, online education, online enrollment, online learning, online programs, paying for college, recession, Sloan Consortium, soaring unemployment, Steve Kolowich, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, tuition, two year college, unemployment, working adults

Bill Gates To Give Low-Income Students $70 Million In Grants
10 December 08 05:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To help ensure that low-income students can afford a college education in the midst of a recession, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing nearly $70 million in grants toward its goal of doubling the number of low-income students who earn 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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