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  • July 2008

    • Credit Crunch Squeezes Student Loans

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jul 23, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Credit Crunch Squeezes Student Loans

      The slump in the credit markets has shrunk capital available to brokers of student loans, complicating the already-difficult task of financing a college education. The Boston Globe relates the story of one Massachusetts family, the Ferragutos, who received word this year from the state’s education finance agency informing them that federal loans, including low-interest Stafford loans, were no longer available. More »

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      credit crisis  • college  • credit market  • student loans  • college tuition  • private lenders  • Stafford loan

  • May 2008

    • Prof Grapples With Fate: Teaching Dolts

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  May 25, 08 1:32 PM CDT

      Prof Grapples With Fate: Teaching Dolts

      An English professor at a small US college admits that half his job is killing students' dreams—dreams that they can write, think, or even form a sentence, he writes anonymously in the Atlantic . Yet more American jobs require college credits, and his role is to force Joyce and Faulkner on these aspiring professionals—even if "their eyes implore: How could you do this to me? " More »

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      education  • college  • college tuition  • career  • jobs  • adult education  • continuing education

    • Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      newser  |  Huffington Post  |  May 22, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      Senate Republicans broke with President Bush and John McCain to help pass a GI bill that gives education benefits to veterans, setting off a sharp war of words between McCain and Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reports. “I can’t believe he believes it is too generous,” said Obama. McCain fired back: "I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • veterans  • college tuition  • GI Bill

    • Buy Our Minivan, Give Your College Fund a Boost: VW

      newser  |  Lef Lane News  |  May 8, 08 7:05 PM CDT

      Buy Our Minivan, Give Your College Fund a Boost: VW

      Volkswagen is offering an innovative incentive to parents to buy their Chrysler-built Routan minivan: $1,500 in a college savings plan, Left Lane News reports. The partnership with Upromise might pale to those with more pressing concerns (or who hate planning ahead), though: Chrysler itself is offering a credit card that locks in gas prices for three years. More »

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      auto industry  • Chrysler  • college tuition  • Volkswagen  • savings  • incentives

  • March 2008

    • Free Harvard Law for Grads Who Go Public-Sector

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 18, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Free Harvard Law for Grads Who Go Public-Sector

      Third-year Harvard Law students can study for free if they vow to take public sector work for 5 years, the New York Times reports. Harvard announced the plan today to steer more students toward non-profit and government work; many graduates grab corporate jobs to pay off 6-figure debt. “We know that debt is a big issue,” law school Dean Elena Kagan said. More »

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      college tuition  • Harvard Law School

    • Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 8, 08 7:20 PM CST

      Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

      More state universities are trying to lure out-of-state students with lower tuition, a trend that critics say goes against the very purpose of such institutions, the New York Times reports. The schools often do it to make up for shrinking support from their own states, but some worry that universities, funded by taxpayers, will squeeze out local students. More »

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      higher education  • college tuition  • public schools  • universities

  • February 2008
  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • Average Private College Tuition Rises to $32,307

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Oct 22, 07 7:10 PM CDT

      Average Private College Tuition Rises to $32,307

      The average annual cost of attending a private four-year college increased nearly 4% to $32,307 this school year, the biggest increase since 2001, the College Board said today. Tuition at four-year public schools rose 3.8 percent to $13,589, the report said. The figures, adjusted for inflation, do not include room and board. More »

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      college tuition  • college board  • School costs

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