Lions and Tigers and Bears!
Yesterday, President Bush signed into law the College Cost Reduction and Access Act—legislation that increases Pell Grants, cuts interest rates on student loans, expands loan forgiveness, and pays for...
View ArticleProfits vs. Purpose
This article in yesterday’s NYT underscores the need for market-sensitive subsidy payments in the federal loan program–or a wholesale shift to the Direct Loan program. The NYT reports that 2-year...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room
Recently, several DC think tanks and advocacy organizations have issued a series of reports about how to improve and sustain federal financial aid programs. The recommendations have been varied –...
View ArticleWhat We Don’t Know, But Should, About Student Loans
For the last several months, we’ve seen the results of more than a dozen studies to remake the federal student aid system, part of the Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery project funded by the Bill...
View ArticleThree Ways to Change the Financial Aid System
If you have ever read an article or a column on financial aid for college students, you have undoubtedly come across the name Mark Kantrowitz. He’s a guru of financial aid and an often quoted media...
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