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Students

Bush Administration Making Attempts to Simplify Student Aid Form

As national leaders prepare for a summit on higher education’s future, congressional Democrats and the Bush administration are vying for the spotlight in an effort to simplify the bulky Free Application for Federal Student Aid used by low-income students.

March 21, 2007

Home

Higher Ed Groups Weigh In on Minimum Wage Debate

For students, it’s a potential windfall. But for colleges, a long-discussed increase in the federal minimum wage may become the latest challenge for the federal work-study program…

March 21, 2007

Students

Hamilton College To End Merit Scholarships In Favor of Need-Based Aid

CLINTON, New York Hamilton College said Thursday it will stop offering merit scholarships to incoming students in 2008 and use the money instead to provide more need-based assistance to low-and middle-income families.

March 15, 2007

Latinx

Congressional Higher Ed Committee Tackles College Access, Affordability

WASHINGTON More support for Pell Grants and minority-serving colleges are two of the best strategies to expand access to postsecondary education, witnesses told the U.S. House of Representatives’ higher education subcommittee yesterday at the panel’s first hearing of the 110th Congress.

March 8, 2007

Latinx

Tribal Colleges Fight To Retain Federal Funding

It may not receive the attention of Pell Grants or other financial aid issues…

March 7, 2007

Students

Cost of Living, Not Tuition, Makes Community College Unaffordable, Says Report

Community college students in California cannot afford to attend college in spite of the low fees of the California Community College System, according to a new report released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

March 5, 2007

Students

Just the Stats: Will Student Loan Interest Rate Cuts Really Help Low-Income Students?

The College Student Relief Act of 2007, recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, has been hailed as a savior for students trying to handle the ever-rising costs of college. Phased in over five years, the interest rate on federally backed loans will be cut in half, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent. But some say the cut isn’t the saving grace politicos make it out to be.

March 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Pre-College Programs Make the Difference For Many Low-Income Students

The college-readiness movement is evolving and growing, observers say. However, the sheer number and variety of college-readiness programs may be a shortcoming – even if reliable measures emerged to evaluate programs, the best practices in one initiative may not apply to another.

February 20, 2007

Students

Senate Panel Tackles College Affordability “Crisis”

Increasing the maximum Pell Grant and reducing loan interest rates are two chief strategies the U.S. Congress is taking to help students. But witnesses at a Senate hearing offered a variety of ideas for improving the financial aide system, some of them beginning with colleges themselves.

February 18, 2007

Students

Just the Stats: Minority Graduate Students Face Financial Burden

Between 2006 and 2014, there will be a 12 percent increase in master’s and doctoral degrees granted, with much of the growth coming from minority and women candidates, according to predictions from researchers at the Council of Graduate Schools. Unfortunately, minorities will have a more difficult time paying for graduate school, if current financial aid trends continue.

February 15, 2007

Students

Hamilton Project Releases New Papers on College Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. A new study released by The Brookings Institution on Wednesday says education policy needs to be based on strong evidence, with more investments in areas like early education and reforms in areas like federal student aid and loan processes.

February 14, 2007

Students

Congressional Dilemma: Cut Loan Interest Rates

The first Democrat-controlled Congress since 1994 is already struggling with a nagging issue: Whether to focus on cutting student loan interest rates as promised or increasing need-based grant assistance for low-income students.

January 24, 2007