Archive for August, 2007

Free Community College

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Democratic Presidential candidate and Senator Chris Dodd has a plan to increase college accessibility: free community college. Free…if states pony up half the cost. Dodd’s plan calls for the federal government to work with states to subsidize in-state tuition at public community colleges for students earning credit toward an associate degree. Dodd’s program would match [...]

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You Can Repay Student Loans AND Buy Health Insurance

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

It can be overwhelming. New college grads are tasked with finding a job, paying back student loans, finding transportation and a place to live. It’s no wonder that almost two out of every five recent college grads are without health insurance during some part of the first year after graduation. In 2005 13.3 million lacked [...]

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Stolen Laptop Has Info on 5,000 Student Loan Borrowers

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and home and e-mail addresses of nearly 5,200 student loan customers were on a stolen laptop computer according to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Investigators do not believe that identity theft was the motivation for stealing the laptop and thus far, none of the borrowers have [...]

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