Student Loan Provisions Signed into Law

Also in the health care reform bill part deux, …: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Invests more than $40 billion in Pell Grants to ensure that all eligible students receive an award and that these awards are increased in future years to help keep pace with the rising cost of college. Ensures [...]

Good News in Chicago

The Chicago Tribune reports a charter school in Chicago gets all its seniors into college: The entire senior class at Chicago’s only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges. At last count, the 107 seniors had earned spots at 72 schools across the nation. Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools [...]

College and Credit Cards Don’t Mix

And this is assuming you can even get one these days. But arriving freshman typically have no credit history which means good credit history/our next victim by the credit card industry. The Insurance Information Institute recently noted: A recent study by Sallie Mae, a leading provider of student loans, shows that students are using their [...]