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Pell grants are safe…for now

Aug 3, 2011

Well, the good news is that the debt deal will keep the Pell Grant at $5,550 for all students, instead of making it necessary to rework eligibility requirements and disqualify students due to lack of funding. Of course, in a couple of years, with ...

Tagged: debt deal, higher education, budget cuts, pell grants, scholarships

The economic imperative for more adults to complete college

Jun 24, 2011

A new paper, Not Just Kid Stuff Anymore: The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete College, predicts that there will be a shortage of workers with college degrees by 2018. It calls for federal funding to help adults afford higher educati...

Tagged: higher education, worker shortage, scholarships, nontraditional students

Study urges working students to keep it up!

Mar 10, 2011

A recent study from the University of Phoenix Research Institute found that, “Americans who postpone college, then earn their degree while working, are estimated to make an average 22% return on their investment in education over the course of the...

Tagged: jrf, scholarship fund, higher education


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