College Loans and Debt

Pre-Election Anxiety Squeezes African American Women

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

"On the news yesterday, they revealed a potential neo-Nazi plot against Barack Obama, and then they gave more details on the racially-motivated Ashley...

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Student Loans: A Step In the Right Direction

Lauren Wolfe | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Interest Rates, College Students, College Loans and Debt, Barack Obama Students, Student Loans, Cost of College, Politics News
Lauren Wolfe

It's important that the next administration places a high priority on addressing the needs of college students who are struggling to support themselves financially.

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Recession Special - The Truth About Affording The Rising Cost of College (Part I)

Kat Cohen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

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Kat Cohen

Before you can even begin to consider the, "Will my child get in to her top choice college?" question, it's impossible not to reflect on the cost of attending college. And college costs are rising.

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Recession Special- The Truth About Affording The Rising Cost of College (Part II)

Kat Cohen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Home

Read More: College Admissions, College Loans and Debt, Ivywise, College, Economy, Applywise, Ivy League, Competition for Ivy League, Ivy League Schools, College Tuition, Student Loans, Home News
Kat Cohen

So, what will college ultimately cost? You must make yourself aware of even the smallest expenditures (which, when combined, make for one very large e...

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Obama: College Should Be Affordable For Everyone

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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TAYLOR, Mich. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recalled paying off his own mountain of student loan debt and promised struggling...

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Subprime Mortgage and Student Loan Parallels

Joie Jager-Hyman | Posted 01.25.2008 | Business

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Debt, U.S. Economy, College Student Credit Cards, Housing Market, Subprime Mortgages, Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Credit Cards, Student Loans, Housing Slump, Business News
Joie Jager-Hyman

Unlike a house, you can't sell your education to try to pay down your debt.

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States Need to Follow Harvard: End Loans Completely

Ned Vizzini | Posted 12.12.2007 | Living

Read More: University, Debt, College Loans and Debt, Education, College Loans, College, Making College Affordable, Loans, Harvard, Student Loans, Students, Living News
Ned Vizzini

Harvard has a $35 billion endowment. State governments can't be expected to tap into similar funds to provide free rides for students who deserve them. Or can they?

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Better Late Than Never: Congress Addresses the College Affordability Crisis

Zach Marks | Posted 11.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Tuition, House Education and Labor Committee, Associateion of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts, Politics News
Zach Marks

The measure sets high spending ceilings for many college programs, creates some important new ones and simplifies the student aid application and delivery process.

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Reform FAFSA: Getting Money to the Students Who Need It

Zach Marks | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Commission on the Future of Higher Education, University, Debt, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, College Board, Affording College, College, Making College Affordable, Margaret Spellings, Higher Education, Fincial Aid, College Aid, College Debt, Fafsa, Politics News
Zach Marks

Without reforms to the aid application process, much of the extra $20 billion Congress set aside for making college affordable may never get to the students who need it.

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The Myth That Consumers are Drowning in Debt

Stephen Rose | Posted 10.15.2007 | Business

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Stephen Rose

It would appear that the drowning-in-debt story reflects the conditions of the bottom 20 percent of the population and not the population as a whole.

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House Dems Release E-Harmony Spoof To Push College Bill

The Gavel | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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Last week, Speaker Pelosi sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the President for his signature. The legislation will help millions of stu...

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It's Back to School Season, and Congress Finally Passes a Student Aid Bill That Matters

Lauren Wolfe | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Cost Reduction Act, George Miller, College Costs, College, Ted Kennedy, College Student, Student Aid, Politics News
Lauren Wolfe

Overwhelming student loans practically define the American college experience today.

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Freshpersons, Welcome to Debt!

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 09.07.2007 | Politics

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Barbara Ehrenreich

Welcome to Fleece U., where our mission is to take feckless teenagers such as yourselves and turn them into full-fledged citizens of our economy, meaning, of course, debtors.

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