Colleges, it’s time to admit you have a problem
Growing up, I did exactly what was expected of me. I worked hard through high school and was the first in my family to graduate from college, thanks…
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GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill May 8 to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students' loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed…
Online college loan applications add to widespread student confusion
Most college students take out school loans without understanding the differences between federal and private loans or the risks of variable interest rates, and the ease of online…
DCTAG official: Choose your college with care
The 20 colleges with the largest populations of D.C. Tuition Assistance grant (DCTAG) recipients have a combined graduation rate of 39 percent for those students, according to program…
Mo. college loan agency to process federal loans
Starting in October, thousands of people repaying their federal student loans will begin sending their checks to the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
Online counseling pushing college students toward risky private loans
College and university websites should require prospective students to check their eligibility for federal student aid before private loans with ever-changing interest rates are presented as a legitimate…
Colleges offer graduates help repaying loans
Law schools have done it for years. Now, some private liberal arts colleges are experimenting with the idea: They're offering upfront to help students pay off their loans…
Cheaper student loans, but shortage of college grants likely in 2011 and 2012
According to U.S. News & World Report, although the federal government will hand out billions of dollars more in college grants in 2011 and 2012 than ever before,…