One of President Bush’s education initiatives that would model private K–12 financing on a popular federal college financial aid program has sparked renewed debate about school vouchers and federal funding for private education.
Pell Grants for Kids, a proposed $300 million ... Views: 1106
Freshman concerns about college affordability are at a 35-year high, according to a recent survey by the Higher Education Research Institute. Of the students surveyed, 39 percent said financial aid packages — the funds schools offer them in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study ... Views: 903
With college tuition prices on a steady incline that’s outstripping inflation, more and more students may need to rely on financial aid to help pay for school.
Trying to decipher what your financial aid award letters mean can seem complicated, but we’ve got some basic guidance and ... Views: 885
The United States continues to lag behind other major industrialized nations in the percentage of the population with a college degree, according to a recent series of studies released by the Making Opportunity Affordable project.
Although currently ranked tenth among industrialized countries ... Views: 1017
Figuring out how to pay for college can put a lot of stress on a family budget. And for those students who can’t rely on financial support from mom and dad, the pressure can be even greater.
But by rethinking your college experience and breaking it down into two different ... Views: 796
If the cost of college and graduate school seems to be rising as quickly as summer temperatures, it may be time to look into the funding sources that could help you finance your postsecondary education. To help families sort through the financial aid maze, NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based ... Views: 993