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Making college affordable: five ways that states, schools are trying to help
Student debt and skyrocketing tuition make headlines. But this week, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have sought to highlight the silver lining – examples of how states and institutions have been trying to reduce the cost of higher education.Here are some ideas presented in a hearing Wednesday held by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, and another Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Student loans: Could GOP, White House strike a compromise on interest rates?
The interest rates set for student loans expire July 1 – one year after Congress took action. Now, there’s a growing desire to come up with a longer-term plan.
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Obama budget's big education items: Preschool for All, college Race to the Top (+video)
President Obama's budget proposal gives the Education Department $71.2 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2014. Preschool for All would be funded by a tax hike on cigarettes.
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Student loan interest doubles in July due to Congressional inaction
The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, due to Congressional inaction, just as millions of new college students start signing up for fall courses.
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Focus Will a makeover improve the GED's value?
With a focus on real-world applicability, the forthcoming new GED test is designed to improve students’ college and career readiness. But some critics worry that the cost will limit access for those who most need it.
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Making college affordable: five ways that states, schools are trying to help
Student debt and skyrocketing tuition make headlines. But this week, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have sought to highlight the silver lining – examples of how states and institutions have been trying to reduce the cost of higher education.Here are some ideas presented in a hearing Wednesday held by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, and another Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congress poised to prevent doubling of rates on student loans
Facing a July 1 deadline, Congress finally came to terms on a bipartisan agreement to extend the 3.4 percent rate on federally subsidized student loans. It is expected to pass, along with a long-delayed highway bill, this week.
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Focus Student debt: What's been driving college costs so high, anyway?
Average tuition at public four-year colleges rose 73 percent from 1999 to 2009, even as median family income fell about 7 percent. Tuition at private colleges outpaced income, too. Here's why.
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Biden, in a swing state, addresses student anxiety over college costs (+video)
Vice President Biden sought Friday to remind Pennsylvania high-schoolers of the value of higher eduction – and how the Obama administration is trying to control college costs. The state's Class of 2010 owes an average of $28,599 per graduate – the fifth highest debt level in the US.
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UC Berkeley's gift to middle-class families: a cap on college costs
UC Berkeley's plan, similar to tuition caps at elite private institutions, is the first such initiative at a public university. It will cap costs at 15 percent of household income for families earning between $80,000 and $140,000.
12/15/2011 05:39 pm -
Washington trims Pell Grants: How will students pay fall tuition?
Washington's new austerity may make it harder for low-income students to afford college. Pell Grants are on the chopping block, losing $5.7 billion under the current House proposal.
02/25/2011 04:01 pm -
College tuition: Six in 10 freshmen say economy affected choice of school
But concerns about college tuition are offset at least in part by financial aid, as well as big increases in the Federal Pell Grant Program.
01/27/2011 04:26 pm -
Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million
A study shows that high-end compensation for private college presidents is increasing. In 2004, no presidents made $1 million or more. In 2008, 30 did.
11/15/2010 06:58 pm -
The Monitor's View On Veterans Day, GI Bill boosts vets and the military
After a rough first year, the new GI Bill that pays for a college education generally pleases veterans and military recruiters. But the program needs to be closely monitored for workability and recruiting.
11/10/2010 04:29 pm -
Veterans Day survey: 300,000 use revamped GI Bill
In a survey released before Veterans Day, student veterans said they were largely happy with the GI Bill. But some struggle with credit-transfer options, and many find difficulty adjusting to college life.
11/10/2010 10:12 am -
Berlin At War
The horrors of civilian life in Berlin during World War II.
11/05/2010 07:05 am -
Churchill's Empire
Was Winston Churchill really the absolutely stalwart defender of the British Empire that we imagine him to be?
08/23/2010 07:05 am -
College credit for Wal-Mart work: Should doing a job count toward degrees?
Wal-Mart and other companies are giving their employees college credit for skills they've learned on the job. The extra credit is the boost many workers need to finish stalled degrees.
07/13/2010 02:05 pm -
Leo and His Circle
This biography of “gallerist” Leo Castelli paints a wonderful portrait of the hurly-burly 20th-century New York art world.
07/02/2010 07:05 am -
Winston's War
This excellent biography turns a laser-like focus on five years in the life of Winston Churchill.
05/14/2010 05:16 pm -
FDR'S Funeral Train
A collection of fascinating historical anecdotes highlight this account of five days in April 1945.
04/12/2010 11:32 am -
American frustration with college costs reaches all-time high
Some 69 percent of Americans polled say that many people who are qualified don't get the chance, according to a new poll -- the highest number ever.
02/17/2010 02:24 pm -
Daring Young Men
Richard Reeves chronicles the courage and resolve that drove the Berlin Airlift.
01/25/2010 05:05 am -
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
This excellent biography offers a much-needed adjustment of Woodrow Wilson’s place in popular history.
12/21/2009 12:52 pm -
The Monitor's View On Veterans Day, student vets deserve backup
Hundreds of thousands of veterans are taking advantage of the new GI Bill. They need the support of the VA and educators.
11/10/2009 12:00 am -
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
This is the best one-volume history of the invasion of Normandy yet written.
11/07/2009 12:00 am
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