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A little blurb came through a daily higher education email that I received the other day. The title, which mentioned a threat to online learning, definitely caught my eye. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance wants to start charging a sales tax to its students who take an e-course offered by SkillSoft Corporation, which is based ...
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The state in which I work has experienced a serious shortage of funding in higher education over the past decade. The old trend was to initiate state appropriations for financial assistance, then readjust that funding at a later date as money ran out. However, the new trend is for budget cuts almost as quickly as the budget is set.
Many states ...
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Do you know all you need to know about your financial aid application, college costs, and billing information? If not, have you checked out your school's financial aid Website?
More and more schools are depending on the Web to deliver financial aid and cost information rather than the award notification to the student.
How easy is it to ...
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I am thrilled to write this post. I have been, and continue to be, a huge supporter of our military and its veterans. Regardless of my thoughts on war, our men and women are serving our country on our behalf and I am proud of you all.
In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the GI Bill. The GI Bill gave veterans the opportunity to ...
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Let me start by saying that this post has nothing to do with the 2009-10 FAFSA changes I outlined in my last two posts. This is something that is being considered by a study group made up of higher education professionals and experts.
If you've ever filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you know what a ...
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Wow. I didn't realize how dependent I was on a computer! My computer tower quit turning on sometime in August. After repeated calls to tech support (repeatedly disconnected) for repair of my still-in-warranty computer, I finally had to give up and deliver it to a local computer store to repair at my own expense. It's still in the ...
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I know, I know. My last post harped on not borrowing money. But that was really about not borrowing more than you need. It's inevitable that you may need to take out a student loan. This is a reminder that things have changed from past years.
If you have a loan through Direct Lending, please disregard this post. It is only for students going ...
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Sorry for the delay. My computer crashed after my last post. Still trying to get it fixed! I had to borrow my daughter's laptop.
Anyway, I read an article in U.S. News by an author who claimed middle- to lower-income students don't know how to manage money. The author perfomed research at an unnamed college for her doctoral dissertation. ...
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This is the worst year I can remember for financial aid administrators. Because of the huge subsidy cuts to lenders, and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation into lender-school relationships, the lending industry has been turned upside down.
Direct lending hasn't been affected nearly as much as the Federal Family ...
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Representative Ric Keller (R-Florida) introduced new legislation which was recently passed that bans Pell Grants from convicted sex offenders. This doesn't mean all sex offenders, just those who are residents of civil-commitment centers. So what is a civil-commitment center? These are centers where convicted sex offenders reside after being ...
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This post is about me. I hope what you get from this article, as a student, is realization that you are one of thousands (probably millions) of online students, and your education is worth all the hard work. I just want to give you some additional background on me, since I was also a non-traditional student.
I began college right out of high ...
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Reauthorization is the process where Congress looks at the financial aid industry and makes modifications, additions, or deletions. Normally, reauthorization is completed every few years, but the last time was 1998. Bill Clinton was the president.
Since then, extensions have been granted for the existing financial aid processes/awards. ...
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I just did the ultimate no-no for computer work---I didn't save my work. I was almost done with my post, and our electricity went out due to storms. Of course, I hadn't saved any of it. So, let's see if I can do this from memory.
It's time to start thinking about applying for scholarships because many sponsors have early ...
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I knew I'd forget in my first post. This is an online learning forum, so I don't know how the these new veterans benefits will affect distance learners, especially the housing allowance. I'm sure additional clarification is forthcoming.
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On June 30, President Bush signed into law a supplemental spending bill (H.R. 2642), which funds additional resources for U.S. veterans. President Bush has expressed his pleasure in increasing the GI Bill for veterans and military families.
Our National Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has notified its affiliates of this new ...
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This past weekend I finally had a chance to sit down and read through the July issue of Redbook. I always enjoy reading the Mom Moment section just to see what's changed since my children were growing up. This time, a headline caught my eye: "Scholarships for single moms!" Being the financial person that I am, naturally I had to read ...
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I realize that many of you are taking classes in a non-traditional format, meaning you're on quarter hours, tri-mesters, or terms other than fall and spring semester. My school runs on those fall and spring semesters. While I try to think outside the educational box, I can't help but write for those students who will begin classes in ...
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I live 40 minutes from the Mississippi river. While my town has not been directly impacted by the floods, our community has provided support with sandbagging in area towns. My family had to pack my brother and his wife's belongings (even tearing up the carpet) from his river cabin, which is now under water.
Mother nature is paying us back ...
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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 Stafford Loan and Direct Lending students. The new law goes into effect for loans first ...
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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 in their makeup, with only minor differences.
The Senate has adopted the House bill (with ...
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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 office accepted the other half. Somehow, I think I got the wrong half! And I'm now wondering ...
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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 Edward Kennedy's proposal for increasing financial aid opportunities. It's now ...
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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 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan (Direct Lending not addressed) loan eligibility for ...
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Wow, I guess I've been in this business long enough that I've taken things for granted. I can remember years ago that our senior financial aid staff, myself included, met to overhaul our school's financial aid award notification to students. At that time, we were required to list our school's expected cost of attendance and ...
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Are you applying for admission to more than one college? Trying figure out which college is the most affordable? Want the best aid package? This may end up being a two- or three- part series, but we'll see what happens here.
The electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) allows students to list up to 10 college choices. For ...
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