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June 30, 2005

State aid for low-income students to increase
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
SPRINGFIELD -- State scholarships for low-income college students ... top 3.5 percent of students actually received ... so the drop in financial aid applications may ...
Equality in admissions
Cavalierdaily.com - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... publicized the Access U.Va. financial aid program and encouraged low-income students to apply. There was much rejoicing when the ...
Pros and cons of college savings plans
Bankrate.com - USA
... The reason: Changes were made in the federal financial-aid formula that requires a greater ... "As a consequence, tens of thousands of low-income students will no ...
Pierce getting rent aid
Daily Iowan (subscription) - Iowa City,IA,USA
... The affidavit of financial condition filed Wednesday indicates that Pierce's parents ... Pheasant Ridge is a development providing low-income housing under the ...
College costs stretch Vermonters
Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA
... for her to get assistance in seeking out financial aid. ... at all of the options, the aid options and ... in this budget is really the low-income students," she said. ...

June 23, 2005

Faculty panel wants UC to end role Merit Scholarships
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
... fair and not biased against low-income or minority ... the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. ... among middle-and upper-income families who ...
Ousted college-prep director says UI doesn't want low-income ...
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA
... the approximately 200 low-income students participating in ... military veterans or students from families ... college entrance and financial aid applications, tutoring ...
Program puts at-risk kids on college track
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... senior, could be one of 200,000 low-income students who graduate every ... Students attend workshops on resume and essay writing, financial aid and scholarship ...
Researchers urge more investment in state's colleges
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
... amount of financial aid available to students. "We know what needs to be done," said Ana Maria Valle, who works with low-income and disadvantaged students at ...
Program that improves student retention at IU Bloomington receives ...
Indiana University (press release) - Bloomington,IN,USA
... financial support available for low-income students is dwindling ... of under-represented students leave the ... toward increased staffing, tutoring and financial aid.

June 16, 2005

College costs hurting the poor?
Pawtucket Times - Pawtucket,RI,USA
... but couldn't because she is prohibited from applying for financial aid through the ... Although the lack of low-income students going on to higher education is a ...
Proposal could double UW tuition
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
... financial aid," said James Garland, president of Miami University. Miami officials say the approach helps buffer students from middle-class and low-income ...
Unraveling the mystery of financial aid
Arizona Daily Wildcat - Tucson,AZ,USA
... degrees statistically earn a much greater income than those ... universities, the UA's price tag still remains low. ... view loans as the only form of financial aid. ...
Cuts in college aid dim American Dream
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
... scale effort that helps low-income students prepare for ... a fourth of college students report using ... Financial aid and college affordability are often deciding ...
Learning Communities Program Boosts Achievement in English for Low ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... colleges can implement reforms that help more low-income students remain in ... 1) enhanced curricula and instruction, (2) supplementary financial aid, and (3 ...
Financial Aid Rules for College Change, and Families Pay More ...
Tens of thousands of low-income students will not be eligible for grants, ...
For millions of students, financial aid arrives in a mixture of grants and ...

June 9, 2005

Financial aid, for those who need it
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... giving funds badly needed by low-income students to students ... market-oriented response to attracting better students? ... The original goal of financial aid was to ...
Consultants urge UMS to attract top students
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... Vice Chancellor Elsa Nunez said the financial aid initiative is ... time so that Maine's low-income families aren ... The system admits students with lower SAT scores ...
JFC Cuts Financial Aid for Low Income UW Students
WMTV - Madison,WI,USA
... to attend college without some form of financial aid. And for students without a lot of family support, financial aid is a must. ...
Families to feel college-aid cut
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... and assets available for college expenses before students become eligible for financial aid. As a consequence, tens of thousands of low-income students will no ...
Governor: Financial arrangement at FAMU law school 'stinks'
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA
... lawmakers during the 2000 Legislature to generate economic opportunity in low-income communities, and ... The vast majority of FAMU students get financial aid. ...
Financial Aid Rules for College Change, and Families Pay More ...
Tens of thousands of low-income students will not be eligible for grants, ...
For millions of students, financial aid arrives in a mixture of grants and ...
La Crosse Tribune - 6.0
Program for low-income students in trouble ... to college campuses, and help
navigating the application and financial aid processes -- all at no cost to her. ...
NBC15 | JFC Cuts Financial Aid for Low Income UW Students
JFC Cuts Financial Aid for Low Income UW Students. UW Budget Cut. Updated: 10:27
AM Jun 3, 2005. Zac Schultz. Madison: Very few students can afford to ...
Harvard Gazette: Harvard announces new initiative aimed at ...
Nationwide, low-income students attend college at much lower rates than students
from ... The new low and moderate income financial aid program renews and ...

June 9, 2005

Students set to rally for college-prep program
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
... the mid-1960s -- and help low-income students prepare for ... Some programs also target students whose parents ... under TRIO include financial-aid workshops, visits ...
Dying For An Education
TomPaine.com - Washington,D.C.,USA
... it's acceptable for poor students to have ... to $5,100, and has shortchanged other forms of financial aid. ... or a technical skill set, low-income Americans shouldn ...
Highlights of changes the Legislature's budget committee made to ...
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
... get a bigger increase in their financial aid packages than ... million more in general state aid for the UW ... to increase grants that benefit low-income and minority ...
College Loan Rates to Rise as Aid Drops
The NewStandard - Syracuse,NY,USA
In late May, the Government Accountability Office restated its projection of Pell Grant awards to low-income students and other financial aid disbursements in ...
47 US schools now have $1 billion endowments
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... public schools, the universities of Virginia, North Carolina and Michigan have recently implemented or announced more financial aid for low-income students. ...

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