Philip Elliott, Associated PressStudentsStudy Reveals only 4 in 10 Finish College Where They StartNew analysis indicates students who enter private four-year, not-for-profit schools are more likely to finish their degrees than those who pick public four-year or four-year, for-profit schools.December 16, 2013HomeACT: Only Quarter of HS Grads Ready for All SubjectsThe numbers are even worse for Black high school graduates: Only 5 percent are fully ready for life after high school.August 21, 2013StudentsTuition Isn’t Only Bill Increase College Students SeeAlong with tuition, other college costs like housing and food are increasing at two- and four-year public universities.August 13, 2013StudentsSenate Prepares to Finish Work on Student Loan DealBorrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for students this fall, but the costs would start climbing almost immediately under a deal the Senate was poised to pass Wednesday. The bipartisan proposal lawmakers were considering would link interest rates on federal student loans to the financial markets, providing lower interest rates right […]July 24, 2013StudentsReport: College Costs Driving Decisions for FamiliesGrants and scholarships have become the top sources for funding a college education.July 23, 2013StudentsSenate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates LowSenate Democrats on Wednesday failed to restore lower interest rates on student loans, again coming up short and perhaps signaling that undergraduates might really face rates twice as high as those of last year.July 10, 2013MSIsLawmakers Attempt to Save Student Loan DealA handful of senators struggled Thursday to hold together a bipartisan deal to keep student loan rates from doubling on July 1 while their colleagues traded political barbs with little more than a week to go before the deadline.June 20, 2013MSIsSenate Defeats Democratic, Republican Student Loan PlansInterest rates on new student loans are likely headed higher after senators failed Thursday to advance proposals to keep them from doubling July 1.June 6, 2013StudentsRepublicans to Back President Obama’s PlanHouse Republicans are willing to support President Barack Obama’s plan that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.May 9, 2013StudentsRepublicans to Back President Obama’s PlanHouse Republicans are willing to support President Barack Obama’s plan that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.May 9, 2013Page 1 of 2Next Page
