Topic: Student Loans
Obama health bill would reshape student loans
AFP American Edition
US President Barack Obama's historic health care legislation, set to face a make-or-break vote on Sunday, would also reshape the way Americans pay for famously pricey college educations. Along with buying a home and setting aside cash for retirement, paying for higher education is one of the most daunting ...
Student aid linked to health care gets a trim
AP Features
Congressional Democrats on Thursday trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college aid bill piggybacked on to fast-track health care legislation. The student loan measure would be the biggest change in college assistance programs since ...
Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs
AP Features
Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant. Goulet, 55, is a student in environmental studies at Goodwin College in East Hartford, aiming to find work in wastewater treatment. State legislation ...
Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan
AP News
Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid planCongressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage. The student loan measure would be the biggest change in college assistance ...
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