Blogs about: Need Based Aid
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‘Pell Grants Shouldn’t Pay for Remedial College’
Michael Petrilli argues that Pell Grants should not be used to pay for remedial college courses. … A huge proportion of this $40 billion annual federal investment is flowing to people who simpl… more →
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Getting answers to essential questions about a college's financial aid policies
wrote 3 days ago: College financial aid policies can vary significantly, so be sure to check with each school. The Col … more →
'Pell Grants Shouldn’t Pay for Remedial College'
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wrote 1 week ago: Michael Petrilli argues that Pell Grants should not be used to pay for remedial college courses. … more →
Tuition discounting grows to all-time high at private colleges
wrote 2 weeks ago: Tuition discounts continue to climb at private colleges. The average “tuition discount rate … more →
'Rich' families get a sweet financial aid deal at the most selective universities
wrote 2 weeks ago: For students who win the college admissions lottery and get in to the most selective universities, h … more →
How to get more high-achieving, poor students to attend selective colleges
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Most high-achieving students from low-income families are not attending top colleges, and top colleg … more →
Do we have a student loan crisis?
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wrote 1 month ago: While it’s unlikely that student loans on their own have created a crisis, they do seem to be … more →
Quick Links - College recommended but not marriage; record student loan write-off; minimal sequester effects; plus more
wrote 1 month ago: ◊◊◊ Why Do Economists Urge College, But Not Marriage? (The Daily Beast) Megan McArdle: Both are goo … more →
Reminder - college scholarships that pay for room and board are taxable
wrote 2 months ago: College scholarships that pay for room and board are taxable. Here are more details from IRS Public … more →
College tuition benefits are cut for soldiers and expanded for illegal immigrants
wrote 2 months ago: One news source labeled this scenario as ‘upside down’. Army suspends college tuition as … more →
Quick Links - Washington State pension trouble; NYC high school grads need remedial help; teacher evaluations are 'costly experiment' ...
wrote 2 months ago: ◊◊◊ Washington State’s public pension may be in trouble. The problem, similar to that in othe … more →
More colleges are becoming 'need aware'
wrote 2 months ago: Do your chances of college admission decrease if you need financial aid? The answer is a qualified … more →
Sequester will cut thousands of college work study jobs
wrote 2 months ago: Pell Grants won’t be affected, but other types of federal student aid and research funding wil … more →
Carnegie Mellon University - an example of transparency in financial aid policies
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wrote 2 months ago: Carnegie Mellon University is unusually transparent in sharing information on how financial aid is a … more →
Maximizing college revenue through financial aid allocation
wrote 3 months ago: How are college financial aid decisions made? Some insight can be gleaned from a paper presented at … more →
Quick Links - Obama on education; stereotyping boys; chimps have better working memories than those of humans
wrote 3 months ago: ◊◊◊ Obama on education in State of Union address (Washington Post) Universal ‘high-quality … more →
Newly released College Scorecard is 'not a game-changer'
wrote 3 months ago: Most reviewers are underwhelmed by the Obama adminstration’s new College Scorecard intended to … more →
State college financial aid shifting from need to merit
wrote 3 months ago: More than 25 states now award some financial aid for college students based on academic achievement, … more →
College presidents want to reduce merit aid
wrote 3 months ago: Apparently college presidents are unhappy about the trend of awarding increasingly more financial ai … more →
Practical New Year's resolutions for college parents and students
wrote 4 months ago: The mother-daughter team of Julie and Lindsey Mayfield offer some money-saving New Year’s reso … more →
