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Cal State committee votes for tuition hike (AP)

Published on November 10, 2010 By

LONG BEACH, Calif. – California State University is expected to hike tuition 15.5 percent by next fall after finance committee trustees voted Tuesday for the increase to offset state funding cuts.

SC school cleared after student reported gunman (AP)

Published on November 9, 2010 By

AIKEN, S.C. – A sheriff in South Carolina says deputies found no trace of a gunman that had been reported by a 9-year-old student at an elementary school.

Tuition at public colleges jumps 8 percent, College Board reports (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on October 29, 2010 By

Tuition at public college and universities continued its steep upward climb this year, rising an average of nearly 8 percent at four-year institutions.

College tuition costs climbing again this fall (AP)

Published on October 28, 2010 By

College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students and their families are leaning more on the federal government to make higher education more affordable in tough economic times, according to two reports issued Thursday.

How to Find Your Optimal Debt Level (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on October 20, 2010 By

In the wake of the recession and mortgage crisis, it’s easy to forget that all debt isn’t bad.

College tuition: New law aims for more transparency in costs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on October 6, 2010 By rohit

Can I afford it? That’s a big question for students and parents as they contemplate college

Opposition to education rules gathers steam (Reuters)

Published on October 1, 2010 By rohit

BANGALORE (Reuters) – U.S. for-profit colleges, widely criticized for saddling students with big debts and not fully preparing them for the workplace, are kicking back as they garner public support

Government OKs College Loans to Struggling Parents (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on September 27, 2010 By

The U.S. Department of Education is approving big PLUS loans for some parents who cannot afford to repay them, several college financial aid officers and financially strapped parents say.

On the Call: Discover Financial CEO David Nelms (AP)

Published on September 20, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK – Discover Financial Services Co.

Summary Box: Citigroup sheds student loans unit (AP)

Published on September 17, 2010 By

CITI’S EXIT: Citigroup Inc. is exiting the private student loan business. The bank said Friday it will shift $32 billion in assets from its majority-owned Student Loan Corp.