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New Law May Simplify College Financial Aid Form
05 August 08 05:55 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students and parents could spend less time filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid under a new provision of The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 , according to an article in The Austin American-Statesman , (“ New Law to Trim College Read More...

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Unfinished Business: Congress May Break Before Higher-Ed Bills Reviewed
03 July 08 04:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While Congress is heading home for its annual Fourth of July recess, there are still many higher-education bills and pieces of legislation that need to be addressed before they break, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Higher- Read More...

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In Fight to Lower Tuition, Small Universities May Be Harmed
25 June 08 03:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some small U.S. colleges and universities are concerned that they may be the target of a new bill that would force schools with multi -billion dollar endowments, like Harvard , to reduce their tuition costs, and place other high-tuition institutions without Read More...

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Word to the Wise on New Loan Forgiveness Programs: You May Not Qualify
10 June 08 03:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

College students looking to relieve their federal student loan debt “will be sorely disappointed” with the government’s new loan forgiveness programs that will begin in 2009, according to an article in U.S. News & World Report (“ The Problem with Read More...

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