Using a $873,934 grant, Baldwin Park Unified School District will train educators in teaching math and science this summer.
Around the state, 17 school districts received $13.2 million in federal grants from the California Mathematics and Science Partnership for professional development, the California Department of Education announced June 9.
In Baldwin Park, 30 fifth- and eighth-grade science [...]
Recently, the Arizona Students’ Association issued a call to arms, asking college students to phone their legislators and demand more state funding for financial aid.
That’s because in the process of hammering out next year’s state budget, it had appeared that legislative funding would pass over the Arizona Financial Aid Trust, ASA interim director Serena Unrein [...]
July First could be a very expensive date, for anyone still paying off a student loan for college. Interest rates on federal student loans will rise by about two percent, but you can avoid the cost increase, if you take action quickly and consolidate your loans. The climbing interest rates have recent college graduates [...]
Indiana University awarded students more than $250,000 in excess financial aid, an audit has found, but students who received more than they should have will not have to repay the money.
A State Board of Accounts audit last month showed IU gave students $273,889 more than it should have between July 2004 to June 2005. The [...]
A recent article in the New York Times highlighted what many students already knew - that not only was college getting more expensive, but the amount of federal aid available to students is not keeping up with rising education costs.[1]
A revision and update to the EFC, or Expected Family Contribution, formula for the 2005-2006 school [...]
This month, approximately 4 million college students will leave campus for good, taking away diplomas, friendships, and an average of $23,000 in federal student loans. The first shock of life after college may not be the workforce for many graduates, though. On July 1, 2006, graduates with federal Stafford loans will be facing a significant [...]
There’s a lot Kristin Bolig has to be nervous about now that she’s graduated college. Will she find a job both satisfying and well-paying? Will making friends be easy? East Coast, West Coast or somewhere in between? Buy or rent?
One thing is overshadowing the typical worries that come with beginning a new chapter in life. [...]
The Campaign for College Opportunity will announce the winners of the “Save Me a Spot in College” scholarship contest at events across the state from Thursday through June 15.
The contest, which attracted 9,000 entries for $70,000 in scholarships, asked students to answer, “Why should California leaders save you and your peers a spot in college?”
The [...]
If you have a Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, known as a PLUS loan, think about consolidating it.
PLUS loans are federally backed loans that help parents pay for college costs that aren’t covered by financial aid. The loans are in the parents’ names and are their responsibility. Most lenders let parents defer repaying the loan [...]
Indiana University awarded students more than $250,000 in excess financial aid, an audit has found, but students who received more than they should have will not have to repay the money.
A State Board of Accounts audit last month showed IU gave students $273,889 more than it should have between July 2004 to June 2005. The [...]