Financial Aid in the News
August 25, 2010
The “I Can Afford College” campaign regularly monitors financial aid stories in the news and online. Students may find it useful to see what’s being said in the media and around our community about financial aid. Feel free to post your comments in any of the articles below – get your voice heard and chat with others who following the same issues, use the wonder that is the interweb to your advantage!
Following are key highlights regarding financial aid and related topics for the period August 5 – 20, 2010.
Civics lesson for California college students: No budget, no Cal Grants
The Sacramento Bee (daily newspaper)
Friday, August 20 (Link to story)
Education Dept. to step up monitoring of compliance on student-aid rules
The Chronicle of Higher Education (education trade periodical)
Sunday, August 15 (Link to story)
For-profit colleges slammed by student loan repayment data
Los Angeles Times (daily newspaper)
Monday, August 16 (Link to story)
Did the department drop the ball?
Inside Higher Ed (education trade periodical)
Friday, August 13 (Link to story)
NASFAA urges ED to help ensure aid offices have sufficient resources
NASFAA.org (national organization)
Monday, August 9 (Link to story)
Graduating low-income students
The Chronicle of Higher Education (education trade periodical)
Wednesday, August 11 (Link to story)
Colleges weigh in on rules
Inside Higher Ed (education trade periodical)
Wednesday, August 4 (Link to story)
Families use more money from all sources to meet rising costs of college, survey finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education (education trade periodical)
Tuesday, August 10 (Link to story)
Well, that’s different
Inside Higher Ed – blog (education trade periodical)
Wedesday, August 4 (Link to story)
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