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FAFSA online form simplified under changes (The Triangle Online)
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced several proposed changes to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, June 24. The application, used annually by college students to obtain government loans and grants, has been criticized by experts as being too lengthy with many unnecessary questions.
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Obama makes FAFSA easier for students (KentNewsNet.com)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:36:15 GMT
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The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in an effort to increase college enrollment among low and middle income students.
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Rates for college loans start to go lower today (Courier-Post)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:24:55 GMT
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Everybody loves a bargain. That's why some folks will travel 10 miles to save 50 cents on a gallon of milk. But if you need to borrow money for college, you don't have to drive across town to get a good deal on student loans.
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New Plan for College Loans: Income-Based Repayment (Time Magazine)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:23:34 GMT
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A new federal plan aims to cap monthly payments as a percentage of graduates' income -- and to kick private lenders out of the market
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New Plan for College Loans: Income-Based Repayment (Time Magazine)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:15:21 GMT
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A new federal plan with caps monthly payments aims to kick private lenders out of the market
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Obama wants to simplify FAFSA (The Ames Tribune)
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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:24:10 GMT
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As part of a plan to help more people go to college, the Obama administration has announced it will simplify an annual ritual known to strike dread into students’ and parents’ hearts: the FAFSA.
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Financial aid changing for the better (The Kaleo Voice)
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:18:36 GMT
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Some welcome news is coming in these rough economic times for students receiving financial aid. Jodie Kuba, UH Mānoa director of financial aid services, said about half of UH Mānoa's 20,000 students are awarded some form of financial aid. "We encourage (students) to apply for scholarships and everything else and to try and minimize the cost of tuition, which is always going up and never going ...
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Factoring marriage in financial aid applications (The Star-Ledger)
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:10 GMT
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ASK THE BIZ BRAIN Q: My boyfriend and I have a dilemma that no one seems able to solve. It appears that if we marry before he completes the majority of his degree, he will qualify for less in federal...
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Good news on the student loan front (News 8 Austin)
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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:46:43 GMT
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The FAFSA form -- that's the form you fill out to get student loans from the government -- is getting shorter, and next week, there will be a brand new student loan program that could reduce your monthly payments.
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take KARE of your MONEY: The Cost of Private College (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:26:36 GMT
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Click here for more take KARE of your MONEY A tent city sprouted like early summer mushrooms around Carleton College in late June. Since there are no summer classes on the
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