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February 2010
Illinois: Northwestern Students to Borrow Directly From Feds (Associated Press)
2/9/2010
Price and Value: Considerations for College Shoppers (The New England Journal of Higher Education)
2/9/2010
Colorado: New Bill Would Allow Students to Transfer Credits From For-Profit Colleges (Denver Post)
2/9/2010
Michigan: Fighting the College That Pizza Bought (Detroit News)
2/9/2010
Snow Freezes Legislative Action (Politico)
2/9/2010
Michigan: College Food Banks Step Up for Students Struggling to Pay Bills (Detroit Free Press)
2/9/2010
Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Obama Moves to End a Bush-Era Grant Program (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/9/2010
Washington: State Colleges Face Cuts To Work-Study (Pacific Public Media)
2/9/2010
Dartmouth Drops 'No Loans' (Inside Higher Ed)
2/9/2010
Minnesota: Outlook Bleak for State-Funded College Financial Aid (Minnesota Public Radio)
2/8/2010
Opinion: Sensible Student Loan Reform Faces Problems in Congress, and Shows How Congress Is Broken (Newsweek)
2/8/2010
For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw (The New York Times)
2/8/2010
$5,000 Verizon Wireless/UNCF Scholarships for High School Seniors
2/8/2010
Audio: Getting Pumped Up for FAFSA (Marketplace)
2/8/2010
How a Scholarship Corporation Tried to Muzzle a Blogger (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/8/2010
Minnesota: Outlook Bleak for State-Funded College Financial Aid (Minnesota Public Radio)
2/5/2010
Tennessee: Attorney General Warns of Fraudulent Financial Aid Letters (Nashville Public Radio)
2/5/2010
Lobbying Imperils Overhaul of Student Loans (New York Times)
2/5/2010
Michigan: Granholm Calls to Restore Promise Scholarship in State of the State Address (Michigan Daily)
2/5/2010
Jill Biden Nudges Community Colleges to Join Federal Student-Loan Programs (Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/4/2010
Indian Education Grant Program Is Susceptible to Fraud and Abuse, Report Says (Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/4/2010
An Underappreciated $64 Million (Inside Higher Ed)
2/4/2010
California: Struggling Through the Cuts (Diverse)
2/4/2010
Rising College Costs: A Federal Role? (New York Times)
2/4/2010
Connecticut: Rell Proposes Student Loan Relief (New Haven Register)
2/4/2010
VA Wants Emergency GI Bill Payouts Back (Military Times)
2/4/2010
Republicans Find Loophole in Budget Ploy to Push Healthcare (The Hill)
2/4/2010
A Personal Perspective on Obama's Pell Grant Infusion (The New York Times)
2/4/2010
Massachusetts Lawmaker: Immigrant Tuition Bill Likely Dead (Associated Press)
2/3/2010
Opinion: The Case for Local College Lending (Burlington Free Press)
2/3/2010
New Research Complicates Discussions of Campus Diversity -- in a Good Way (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/3/2010
Key Questions on the Obama Administration's 2011 Education Budget (New America Foundation)
2/3/2010
Opinion: The Student Loan Debate (Center for College Affordability and Productivity)
2/3/2010
What's a Degree Really Worth? (The Wall Street Journal)
2/3/2010
Support Renewed for Student-Loan Overhaul (The Wall Street Journal)
2/2/2010
Nominate Haitian Students on Your Campus for Emergency Aid by February 12
2/2/2010
Pulling Back From 'No Loans' (Inside Higher Ed)
2/2/2010
Pre-Deadline Outages for College Board's Aid System (Inside Higher Ed)
2/2/2010
Audio: In a Washington Minute -- What's Ahead (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
2/2/2010
Renewed Push on Pell (Inside Higher Ed)
2/1/2010
New CBO Estimate Says Student Loan Savings Same, Pell Grant Costs Explode (Higher Ed Watch)
2/1/2010
Massachusetts: Williams Abandons No-Loans Policy (Inside Higher Ed)
2/1/2010
Virginia: McDonnell Asks Obama to Reconsider Student Loan Proposal (Washington Post)
2/1/2010
It's Up to the Department Now (Inside Higher Ed)
2/1/2010
January 2010
How To Calculate Student Loan Payments Under New Obama Plan (Forbes)
1/29/2010
Bill Ending Bank Role in Student Loans Stalls in Senate (Washington Post)
1/29/2010
New Bill in Congress Would Make Diploma Mills a Federal Concern (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/29/2010
Economic Downturn Pummels College Endowments (Washington Post)
1/29/2010
Opinion: Federal Plan Would Harm Students (The Ledger)
1/29/2010
Opinion: Make ‘Maintenance of Effort’ Permanent (Inside Higher Ed)
1/28/2010
More Colleges Ready To Lend To Students (Dow Jones)
1/28/2010
Education Department Still Pushing Debt to Income Ratio (Inside Higher Ed)
1/28/2010
The Health-Care Debate in Congress: What's at Stake for Higher Education (Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/28/2010
Interview: Arne Duncan (Politico)
1/27/2010
Obama's Proposed Budget 'Freeze' Would Fall Lightly on Education, White House Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/27/2010
Education Department Official Calls for More Transparency in Accreditation (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/27/2010
Alabama: Madison, Athens Residents Indicted on Student Loan Fraud Charges (Huntsville Times)
1/27/2010
Obama to Promote More Education Spending in State of the Union Speech (The Washington Post)
1/27/2010
Take Two for GI Bill (Inside Higher Ed)
1/27/2010
Indiana: ISU Grants Scholarships for Commuting Students (Chicago Tribune)
1/27/2010
Oregon: Most Student Aid Recipients Choose Community Colleges (The Oregonian)
1/27/2010
Close on Incentive Comp (Inside Higher Ed)
1/27/2010
Nearly All Colleges Are Moving Toward Direct Lending, Department Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/27/2010
Maine: College Guarantees Jobs (Public Radio International)
1/26/2010
Obama to Seek Three-Year Freeze on Domestic Spending (The Washington Post)
1/26/2010
Vermont: Student Loan Agency Faces Uncertain Future (Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
1/26/2010
Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Senate to Look at Colleges That Lend (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/26/2010
Washington: UW President Mark Emmert to Tout Program Across State for Low-Income Students (Seattle Times)
1/25/2010
Obama to Offer Aid for Families in State of the Union Address (The New York Times)
1/25/2010
California: Cal State Seeks Sharp Increase in Graduation Rate by 2016 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/25/2010
Arizona: Peoria Woman Admits Guilt in $581,000 Financial Aid Scheme (The Arizona Republic)
1/25/2010
VA Slips Slightly in Deployment of GI Bill Claims System (Nextgov)
1/25/2010
Oregon: Student Aid Commission Flooded with Applicants (The Oregonian)
1/25/2010
Nelnet Goes After Agency's Evidence in Whistleblower Suit (Lincoln Journal Star)
1/25/2010
Connecticut: For Some College Students, Staying Eligible For Financial Aid Can Be Tricky (Hartford Courant)
1/25/2010
Georgia: Funds Aiding College Students at Risk (Macon Telegraph)
1/25/2010
North Dakota: College Presidents Defend Tuition Discounts (Associated Press)
1/22/2010
Student Loan Demand at Record High (Reuters)
1/22/2010
Senator Conrad's Choice on Student Loan Bill (Higher Ed Watch)
1/22/2010
Grant Infusion for Gateway to College Program (Inside Higher Ed)
1/22/2010
Tennessee: State Senate Passes Higher Education Bill (The Chattanoogan)
1/22/2010
Grinnell President Says College Aid Formula Is Flawed (Radio Iowa)
1/22/2010
Michigan: College Goal Sunday Helps Students and Their Families File for Financial Aid (Press Release)
1/21/2010
South Carolina: Clemson Joining Federal Student-Loan Plan (The State)
1/21/2010
Tax Credits for College Grow, Cover More Students (Associated Press)
1/21/2010
VA Reaching Out to Students and Schools to Speed Benefit Payments (Press Release)
1/21/2010
SLA Flash Survey Results: 1 in 7 Financial Aid Administrators Plan to Build Preferred Lender List for Private Loans (Student Lending Analytics)
1/21/2010
Cost of College Is a Big Worry of Freshmen in National Survey (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/21/2010
North Carolina: College Financial Aid Help Available at More Than 120 Locations on Saturday, Feb. 13 (Press Release)
1/21/2010
Utah: Budget Ax to Take a 4% Whack at Higher Ed (Deseret News)
1/21/2010
Nebraska: Bill Would Keep Undocumented Students From Getting In-State Tuition (Lincoln Journal Star)
1/21/2010
California: March 2, 2010 Is the Cal Grant Application Deadline (Press Release)
1/21/2010
Colorado: Lawmaker Says Fort Lewis Cuts Won't Affect American Indians' Free Tuition (The Denver Post)
1/20/2010
Florida: Community College Eases Tuition Burden for Haitian Students (Tallahassee.com)
1/20/2010
Financial Aid Strategies in Tough Economic Times (University Business)
1/20/2010
To Reach Obama's 2020 Goal, Colleges Need to Support Adult Students, Panelists Say (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/20/2010
Subsidized Stafford Loan Rates Are Dropping (Smartmoney.com)
1/20/2010
Rich Students Will Get More College Acceptance Letters in 2010 (U.S. News and World Report)
1/20/2010
Freezer Burn (Inside Higher Ed)
1/19/2010
Linking Debt and Income (Inside Higher Ed)
1/19/2010
End of TALF Could Spell Problems for Some Issuers (The Wall Street Journal)
1/19/2010
Arizona Sees Increase in Student Aid Applications (Associated Press)
1/19/2010
Michigan: College Students Scramble to Recoup Lost Promise Aid (The Detroit News)
1/19/2010
Historic Declines (Inside Higher Ed)
1/19/2010
Audio: In a Washington Minute -- How Student-Loan Legislation Could Still Change (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/19/2010
California: Applicants to UC Smarter, More Diverse (San Francisco Chronicle)
1/15/2010
California: Chamber Finally Pays Promised Scholarship Funds (Fresno Bee)
1/15/2010
Tennessee: Gov. Bredesen Outlines Plans to Raise College Graduation Rates (The Tennessean)
1/15/2010
Nelnet Subpoenas Ed. Dept. for Records that Could Show the Bush Administration's Complicity in 9.5 Scandal (Higher Ed Watch)
1/15/2010
Texas: University of Texas Trails State Demographics with Minority, Low-Income Students (Dallas Morning News)
1/15/2010
Democrats Hope To Have Health Care Deal by Friday (Congressional Quarterly)
1/15/2010
Alabama: Vote Delayed on Ala. Tuition Plan Bailout Bill (Associated Press)
1/14/2010
Utah: Weber State Is Offering Degrees for Free (Deseret News)
1/14/2010
Scam Alert: Company Charges MSU Students for Scholarships (KAUZ)
1/14/2010
4 Places to Go for FAFSA Help (CBS MoneyWatch)
1/14/2010
Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/14/2010
Arkansas: 58 Ark. High Schools Cited for Grade Inflation (Associated Press)
1/14/2010
Louisiana: Panel Rejects Attempt to Cap TOPS Program (The Times-Picayune)
1/13/2010
Help People Save by ... Simplifying the FAFSA? (New America Foundation)
1/13/2010
Should You Tap Credit Unions for College Loans? (Smartmoney.com)
1/13/2010
Opinion: Progress for U.S. Families, Businesses (Politico)
1/13/2010
Alabama: Group Rallies at Statehouse in Support of State Prepaid College Tuition Program (Associated Press)
1/13/2010
Nurse Outduels IRS Over M.B.A. Tuition (The Wall Street Journal)
1/13/2010
8 Happy--and 3 Scary--Trends in Financial Aid in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report)
1/13/2010
New Jersey: Tuition Bill for Undocumented Immigrants Dies (CNN)
1/12/2010
Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Colleges Face a Student-Loan Decision (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/12/2010
Best Value Colleges: Can Getting a Degree Be Affordable? (USA Today)
1/12/2010
South Carolina: SC CAN Aiming for More Graduates (Charleston Post Courier)
1/12/2010
Maine: Agency Suspends College-Matching Grants (Portland Press Herald)
1/12/2010
Commentary: A Plea to Add Consumer Protections to Student Loans (The New York Times)
1/12/2010
Nebraska: First National to Manage College Savings Plan (Lincoln Journal Star)
1/12/2010
Keeping Student Health Affordable (Inside Higher Ed)
1/12/2010
Opinion: The Federal Regulatory Compliance Fee (Inside Higher Ed)
1/12/2010
Amid Recession, Some College Admissions Policies Look at Students' Wealth (The Washington Post)
1/11/2010
Applying for Financial Aid Will Be Easier in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report)
1/11/2010
A Novel Idea to Keep Students in College: Failure Insurance (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/11/2010
Cheaper Tuition A Disadvantage For In-State Students (NPR)
1/11/2010
From Battlefield to Ivy League, on the GI Bill (The New York Times)
1/11/2010
Recession Spurs Interest in Graduate, Law Schools (The New York Times)
1/11/2010
How Nonprofits Won Special Treatment in Student Lending Bill (The Huffington Post)
1/8/2010
New Jersey: Immigrant-Tuition Bill Stalls in N.J. Senate (Philadelphia Inquirer)
1/8/2010
Apollo Repaid Education Aid Late, Lax in Counseling Students (Bloomberg)
1/8/2010
Some Nonprofit Student Lenders Accused Of Misconduct (The Huffington Post)
1/8/2010
Oregon: State Boards Smooth Paths for College Transfers (The Oregonian)
1/8/2010
Florida: Waiting in the Wings (Inside Higher Ed)
1/8/2010
Opinion: Citigroup Sacks Taxpayers in Title Game (Houston Chronicle)
1/8/2010
Opinion: Should Citigroup, Capital One Draw Criticism for Bowl Sponsorships (American Banking News)
1/8/2010
Michigan: Kresge Foundation Gives $1.3 Million to Boost College Grads in State (Crain's Detroit Business)
1/7/2010
More 529 Plans Have Socially Targeted Funds (The Wall Street Journal)
1/7/2010
GI Bill Backlog Climbs as New Semester Looms (Army Times)
1/7/2010
North Carolina: Montreat Offers to Help Students (The Asheville Citizen-Times)
1/7/2010
New Jersey: Senate to Vote on Illegal Immigrant Tuition (Associated Press)
1/7/2010
California: Governor Pledges to Spare Education From Cuts (San Francisco Chronicle)
1/7/2010
Indian Health Services Scholarship Application Now Available
1/7/2010
Arkansas Unveils Universal Scholarship Application (Texarkana Gazette)
1/7/2010
True Costs of Student Success (Inside Higher Ed)
1/6/2010
Chart: For-Profit Colleges Capitalize on Pell Grant Revenue (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/6/2010
Decoding the FAFSA: 6 Tips to Boost Financial Aid (Smartmoney.com)
1/6/2010
Ohio: College Aid Only for Neediest (Columbus Dispatch)
1/6/2010
Federal Student Financial Aid Application Streamlined (The Washington Post)
1/6/2010
New Jersey: Bill on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Advances (Philadelphia Inquirer)
1/5/2010
Ivies Force Cornell to Modify Aid for Athletes (Inside Higher Ed)
1/5/2010
Opinion: Control the Aid Arms Race (Inside Higher Ed)
1/5/2010
How to Get In-State Tuition (U.S. News & World Report)
1/5/2010
Pennsylvania: Nutter to Focus on Increasing College Admissions (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
1/5/2010
Customer Service in the Financial Aid Office (University Business)
1/5/2010
What High School Counselors Don't Know (But You Should) (CBS MoneyWatch)
1/5/2010
States Embrace Student-Data Tracking, With Prodding From White House (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/5/2010
Mixed Impact of Aid Shifts (Inside Higher Ed)
1/5/2010
A Financial Lifeline for Foreign MBA Students (BusinessWeek)
1/5/2010
Iowa: Community College Default Rate 16.7% (Des Moines Register)
1/4/2010
Nebraska: Immigrant Law Faces Challenge (Omaha World Herald)
1/4/2010
Education, IRS Try to Make Filing Student Aid Form Less Daunting (Nextgov)
1/4/2010
Washington: Online Service to Match Students with Scholarships (The Seattle Times)
1/4/2010
As College Costs Rise, Loans Become Harder to Get (Washington Post)
1/4/2010
Alabama: State Tuition Program to No Longer Pay Full Cost (Associated Press)
1/4/2010
Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
1/4/2010
Utah: Program Shows Minority Students the Way to Higher Education (Salt Lake Tribune)
1/4/2010
Opinion: Subprime Student Loans (Inside Higher Ed)
1/4/2010
Year in Review: Colleges Tackle Reduced Finances, Increased Access (USA Today)
1/4/2010
Florida: Bright Futures Will Make Students Pay for Dropped Classes (Miami Herald)
1/4/2010
College Aid: There's More Out There If You Ask (The Wall Street Journal)
1/4/2010
Students Can Get a Jump on Financial Aid Applications Starting Jan. 1 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
1/4/2010
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