Oregon: Students Tap Out State's Financial Aid (Associated Press)
"College students have drained Oregon's financial aid fund, and lawmakers are being asked to put up $4 million more," the Associated Press reports. "The state set aside $72 million for aid this year. But when the economy sours, students typically turn to higher education in greater numbers. More than 100,000 Oregon students who need help to pay for college are flooding the state's campuses this fall."
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