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Maximum Pell Preserved
A budget compromise would slightly increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and change eligibility for the largest federal grant program for college students.
Price Back in the Spotlight
A Congressional subcommittee and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are both taking steps to address rising tuition costs.
Private Scholarship, Public Funds
Washington State creates public-private scholarship where corporate donors call the shots on how to spend and invest the fund, which includes state money.
Occupy Student Loans
Student debt has emerged as a major focus of the protests. Some worry that prospective students are hearing the wrong message -- while others see important shifts in the political debate about borrowing.
Paying It Forward
A few small private colleges are following the lead of law schools, using a loan repayment program to help students perform service work immediately after graduation.
A Shifting Burden
With tuition continuing to rise, College Board reports find the burden of paying for college shifting from states to the federal government.
The Rapid Rise of Merit Aid
U.S. study shows that growth of non-need-based grants contributed to shift of college and state aid toward higher-income students.
Grant Recipients and Race
Contrary to "myth" of minority scholarship inequity, white students receive disproportionate share of institutional merit-based and private grants, study finds.