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143,000 students to lose Pell Grant funding in 2012

January 9, 2012January 4, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Congress’s latest omnibus spending bill will effectively eliminate federal Pell Grant funding for an estimated 143,000 low-income college students starting in July. The Pell Grant cuts come just…

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Students, lawmakers question value of for-profit colleges

July 1, 2011June 30, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Taryn Zychal thought she'd be working as an industrial designer after graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Instead, it's the debt collection agencies that are working overtime,…

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Student loans eyed by budgeteers

May 24, 2011May 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The White House and key lawmakers are considering reductions in student loan subsidies, farm payments, and support for federal workers' pensions as they search for cuts that can…

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For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise

April 12, 2011April 11, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Washington’s last-minute budget deal did not include a provision that would have killed a stringent for-profit college regulation, and Pell Grants remained intact despite deep cuts in education…

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Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants

February 16, 2011February 14, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama's budget plan would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants and other higher education programs over a decade through belt-tightening and use the savings to keep…

143,000 students to lose Pell Grant funding in 2012

Students, lawmakers question value of for-profit colleges

Student loans eyed by budgeteers

For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise

Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants

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