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Despite Scoring Flaws, FFEL Least Expensive Federal Student Loan Program

Student loan observers were looking to the President’s budget to provide the first official numbers on the comparative costs of the two student loan programs, FFEL and Direct Loans (DL), since cuts to FFELP lenders and guaranty agencies passed last year. Read More...

Student Loan and Higher Ed Communities Await President’s Budget

As always, the President’s budget will be a major focus for all involved in education during the first of the year. Although the President refrained from discussing higher education policy in his State of the Union address, the full details of the budget Read More...

Follow up on Recent College Financial Aid Announcements: “Wealthy Colleges' Largess Draws Rebuke”

This article, appearing in the Washington Post , details the reaction of some higher education administrators to Harvard’s recent expansion of its financial aid offerings. While schools with vast amounts of resources will more than likely follow suit Read More...

Harvard’s New Financial Aid Plan: What Will It Mean Outside of Cambridge?

Last month, Harvard announced an overhaul of financial aid policies designed to make the school more affordable for families across the income spectrum. The new initiative focuses on ensuring greater affordability for middle- and upper-middle-income families Read More...

As Democrats Tout PL 110-84 via You-Tube, Expert Questions Real Savings

Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee recently released a You-Tube clip to promote the “College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007,” PL 110-84. In addition to the popular Web site, the video has also been uploaded to the Committee’s Read More...

Frank “The Tank” Pitches in for Real Life Fraternity Brother

In a story that Alanis Morrissette would deem “ironic,” Will Ferrell will be auctioning off a cameo appearance in his upcoming movie to benefit charity. Ferrell, who cemented his status as an A-list movie star in his role as Frank “The Tank” Ricard, one Read More...