College Loans Need Creative Change
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Bold, innovative solutions are key to addressing the rapidly rising costs of higher education and the steady reduction in government-subsidized help to finance such education.
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The nation&#39;s colleges and universities are losing ground on affordability and access, according to a national report released yesterday by an independent nonprofit organization.
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The Bush administration yesterday proposed boosting the nation's main financial aid program for low-income college students by the largest amount in more than three decades, the latest in a flurry of measures this week by Congress and the White House to make higher education more affordable.
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The relationship between colleges and students who work for them has long been a source of tax uncertainty. Congress has stepped in from time to time to clear up really important issues
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Authors Kalman Chany and Mark Kantrowitz join Michelle Singletary for a discussion about how to pay for college.
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You've got the college degree, and now you're stressed about what to do with the debt.
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Aware of athletes exploiting fast and easy grades offered by dubious schools to earn college scholarships, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has changed its rules in recent months.
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By Adam Smeltz, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep.
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A new, independent report card flunks America&#39;s colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability. While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial study by the
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Consolidating your student loans isn't the no-brainer it used to be. Last year at this time, money mavens were exhorting college students and recent graduates to run right out and refinance their loans before the big July 1 rate hike, which took rates on those loans from the neighborhood of 4.7 percent to 6.54 percent. This year, rates are again ...
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Â· Bursaries not all allocated at eight institutionsÂ· Many youngsters unsure if they are eligible
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Congress is poised to make big changes to the government programs tapped by millions of students to pay for college. The biggest of these for students: a cap on what low-income borrowers have to pay back each month on their federal student loans.
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_ Warnings about college students getting too deeply into credit card debt may be sinking in. A study of about 310,000 credit card accounts found little difference in the way students and older adults use cards.
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With a shake-up of university fees set to be introduced, figures reveal how much students are currently paying.
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Endowments might be surging, but don't rely on colleges to give your kid a free ride.
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By MICHAEL HIMOWITZ  With their newly minted high school graduates headed off to college this fall, millions of parents face two agonizing prospects. One is coming up with the first tuition check. The other is buying their freshman a computer.