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Med School Gets Cheaper for Some
By Kim Clark -
On Education
- May 29, 2008
A growing number of medical schools are offering free or reduced-cost degrees.
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Help, My Student-Loan Check Bounced!
By Kim Clark -
Education
- May 13, 2008
Hundreds of students are being affected by a credit-crunch bankruptcy.
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Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About Education
By Dana Hawkins-Simons -
Nation & World
- May 8, 2008
How each candidate would attempt to improve the American school system is difficult to ascertain.
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Some Rich Students 'Merit' Financial Aid
By Kim Clark -
Education
- April 28, 2008
Colleges give money to well-off students while the needy get 'gapped.'
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Prepaid College Tuition Isn't for Everyone
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- April 16, 2008
Whether it's a good idea depends on the fine print.
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Competition is Tough
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- April 10, 2008
If you think getting accepted was hard, try paying tuition in this credit crunch.
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How Much Does College Cost?
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- April 10, 2008
Estimating the price tag for community colleges, state schools, and private schools.
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Yale Dips Into Its Endowment, Too
By Kim Clark -
Education
- January 17, 2008
Yale is upping the ante in what's turning into an academic-generosity bidding war.
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The Markdown at Harvard
By Kim Clark -
Education
- December 13, 2007
Rich universities feel pressure to share more of their wealth
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Financial Aid for the Rich
By Kim Clark -
Nation & World
- November 16, 2007
A boon for business owners
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A Costly Cap and Gown
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- October 26, 2007
Not even inflation can keep up with college tuition hikes.
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College Tuition Prices Continue to Rise
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- October 23, 2007
The cost of a year at college rose faster than inflation and financial aid again this year.
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Exposing Lenders' Ties to Schools
By Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
N.Y. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has nudged institutions to sign codes of conduct on loans.
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Playing Your Cards Right
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
The stakes in the financial aid game are higher than ever.
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Loans Are as Tricky as Ever
By Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
Colleges break links with lenders but now give less guidance.
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The New Rules of Finding Aid
By Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
Codes of conduct and pending legislation are changing loan options for students and parents.
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Nickel and Diming Your Kids to College
By Paul J. Lim -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
Small rebates from retailers are just another way parents can fund ever expanding 529 plans.
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Learning Economics 101
By Emily Brandon -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
Schools expect students to work part time. So do parents.
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How to 'Leverage' Your Aid
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
You can get more dough by pitting schools against one another.
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A Formula That Adds Anxiety
By Kim Clark -
Money & Business
- September 7, 2007
Families recoil at how much is expected of them.
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Oklahoma Has Lowest Tuition--but Highest Fees
The Paper Trail
- December 7, 2006
Oklahoma University is proud to charge the lowest tuition of all its Big 12 conference peers, for both in- and out-of-state students. But, says the Oklahoma Daily, "there is something administrators aren't telling you": At $1,351.
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Katrina Aftermath Forces Loyola to Consider Tuition Hikes
The Paper Trail
- December 5, 2006