Pell Grants On The Line
(CNNMoney.com) — On Sunday, the House is set to vote on an historic overhaul of the nation’s health care system. It will also take up an issue that will get far less attention but could affect the...
View ArticleNBA, Bacardi Announce Scholarship Program
The NBA and Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. are starting a scholarship program that will provide more than $350,000 in aid to students from Hispanic and African-American communities. NBA Commissioner David Stern...
View ArticleBlack Leaders Voicing Concerns About Federal Student Aid to Career Colleges
(Urban Mecca) — African-American civil rights, business and political leaders are opposing U.S. Department of Education regulations that would limit access to career colleges for many minorities by...
View ArticleNew Rules for Federal Student Aid
(Afro) — A new set of rules that will strengthen federal student aid programs at for-profit, non-profit, and public institutions is being met with approval by student and education advocates, though...
View ArticleColleges That Recruit Veterans Garner Profits and Scrutiny
(New York Times) — When Congress moved in 2008 to sweeten tuition payments for veterans, it was celebrated as a way to ensure that military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could go to...
View ArticleFor-Profit Colleges Double Spending to Beat Aid Rules
(Bloomberg) — For-profit colleges more than doubled spending on lobbying and hired six former members of the U.S. Congress this year to fight regulations that threaten the industry. Ten education...
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