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Education, GI Aid Among Party's Priorities

As the Democratic Convention approaches I was pleased to be tapped to speak on Wednesday evening and to be asked to highlight an historic new investment in higher education and a landmark expansion of educational opportunities for veterans under the new GI Bill for the 21st Century. Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama and I both actively promoted these education initiatives as members of the New Direction Congress. ...more

August 24, 2008

Cash-Lean Students Beg For Aid

The calls are coming into college financial aid offices daily. "I lost my job." ...more

August 22, 2008

Is Diploma Worth Decades Of Debt?

There has been quite a bit of news lately about how, as the credit crisis continues, it may be more difficult for some families to get student loans. ...more

May 4, 2008

Sunday's Goal Is To Help People Afford College

It's one of the great Catch-22s of modern American life - if you want to get ahead, you need education, but how can the people who need it most afford the high cost of college? ...more

February 19, 2008

PHCC To Present College Aid Seminar

Pasco-Hernando Community College will be among 50 sites participating in the statewide College Goal Sunday event 2 - 4 p.m. on Feb. 24. College Goal Sunday was created by the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association. It received funding from the Lilly Endowment and supplemental support from the Lumina Foundation for Education, both based in Indianapolis. ...more

February 16, 2008

State Panel OKs Student Loan Guidelines For Universities

Members of Florida's university oversight board on Wednesday approved a code of conduct for its public universities to follow when dealing with student lenders. ...more

December 6, 2007