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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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Kennedy to Colleges: Have Back-Up Plan for Students
21 April 08 05:34 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In a letter sent to the American Council on Education on April 15, Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass., the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, urged colleges to sign up for the Department of Education’s Federal Direct Loan Program as a preventive measure Read More...

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