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Tough Choices Ahead on College Aid Plan

  • By
  • Jason Delisle
September 20, 2007

The massive college aid bill that Congress passed earlier this month is headed to the President for signature. As the newest member of the Higher Ed Watch team and a budget hawk, I thought I would point out some of the loose ends that are going to have to be tied up in the near future if the bill is to live up to its dual promise of increasing student financial aid without imposing any new costs on taxpayers.

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A Way to Increase Socioeconomic Diversity at Elite Colleges

  • By
  • Benjamin Miller
  • Stephen Burd
September 19, 2007

The Senate Finance Committee appears to be moving forward with a proposal that would require wealthy colleges and universities to spend a minimum percentage of their endowments each year a move which we at Higher Ed Watch strongly support.

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Wanted: More Transparency from Colleges

  • By
  • Stephen Burd
September 18, 2007

Now that Congress has approved a substantial increase in need-based, federal financial aid, it is important that students, families, and policymakers learn more about how colleges are spending their own institutional financial aid dollars.

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Roundup: Week of September 10 - September 14

September 14, 2007

Consolidation, Katrina Help Loan Default Rates Fall

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Merit Aid Explosion?

  • By
  • Lindsey Luebchow
September 13, 2007

Last week, Congress approved legislation that would transfer more than $20 billion over the next five years from over-subsidized banks to need-based student financial aid.

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Quid Pro Quo

  • By
  • Stephen Burd
September 12, 2007

A recent Senate report on improper marketing practices by student loan providers participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program landed with a thud in Washington last week. Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY) was not alone when he dismissed the document, saying it "simply plows the same old ground."

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Confusing Market Means and Ends in Higher Education

  • By
  • Sara Mead
September 11, 2007

Responding to our coverage of last weeks higher education reconciliation bill, Catos Neal McCluskey asks, How can you love an auction because it supposedly uses market forces, while simultaneously supporting the gargantuan market distortion that is the overall federal student aid system?

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Roundup: Week of September 3 - September 7

September 7, 2007

Bush to Sign Reconciliation Bill

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Showdown Looms on Student Loans

September 6, 2007

Congressional Democrats took a bold step on Wednesday to fulfill their campaign promises: finalizing legislation that would cut the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans in half and provide a major boost to the maximum Pell Grant.

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NEWS SCOOP: College Aid Plan Details

September 5, 2007

With release of a more than $20 billion higher education budget reconciliation plan that slashes student loan provider subsidies over the next five years and includes a groundbreaking pilot auction program that uses market forces to set student loan subsidy rates, the U.S. Congress moved to dramatically increase student financial aid.

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