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• President Signs into Law . . .Read Clarifications

  On Wednesday, May 7, President Bush signed bill H.R. 5715 into law. My post on Tuesday outlined the bill's properties, but I have received some additional clarification which may affect many of you. Most importantly, the loan increases are for both Read More... Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 6:42 PM by ter | 0 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous

• Congress on the Move Again

  More legislative bills are rolling around Capitol Hill as our legislators continue to look at ways for students to fund an education. A while back I introduced a bill from the House of Representatives and the another from the Senate. Both were similar Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:51 PM by ter | 0 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous

• I'm Sooooo Mad

  Today has not been a good day for me. In fact, this last month hasn't been good. My supervisor retired the end of January, and I was offered a very meager pay increase to take on half of his duties (plus my own). Another senior administrator in my Read More... Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 7:30 PM by ter | 1 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous

• Senate Side of Legislation

  I apologize for the inconsistencies in my posts. It's been crazy at work with students trying to pay their bills to register, students applying for summer aid, and 2008-09 application processing. I have job security! A while back I wrote about Senator Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 5:50 PM by ter | 0 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous

• Financial Aid Legislation Passes House

  Legislation has passed through the House of Representatives, H.R. 5715, that is similar to Sen. Edward Kennedy's proposal which I reported in a previous post. Of those voting on 4/17/08, 383 voted yea, and 27 voted nay to the following package: Increases Read More... Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:00 PM by ter | 0 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous