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After 86% Tuition Increase, Texas Senate Says “Enough Is Enough”
14 May 09 12:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Texas Senate has voted to limit future tuition hikes, including a 5–percent yearly cap for the largest universities in the state, after seeing the state’s 35 public universities increase tuition and fees 86 percent since 2003. Read More...

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Aid Administrators to Lawmakers: “Don’t Kill Guaranteed Student Loans”
24 March 09 05:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just as Congress is about to vote on President Obama’s plan to end the government’s Federal Family Education Loan Program, through which families get their student loans from private third-party lenders, a lender advocacy group is urging lawmakers to consider an alternative to the president’s proposal. Read More...

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