Press Releases

Community College Students Denied Access to Federal Loans
The Project on Student Debt - April 17, 2008
Our issue brief finds finds that almost a quarter of all community colleges do not participate in the federal loan programs, thereby forcing needy students to resort to riskier, more expensive...

Cal Grant Cuts Would Hit Community College Students Hard
The Institute for College Access & Success - March 27, 2008
Our issue brief finds that Gov. Schwarzenegger's 2009 budget proposal would eliminate new Cal Grant awards for 45 percent of community college students who would have received them, compared to...

Financial Aid Applications on the Rise at Community Colleges
The Institute for College Access & Success - February 21, 2008
Financial aid data for the 2005-06 academic year shows that the percentage of students applying for federal financial aid increased much faster at community colleges than at four-year institutions...

Students Need Protection from Subprime Private Loans
Project on Student Debt - February 5, 2008
Statement of Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, about the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act , and the call for an amendment in the bill that would allow...

Analysis Puts Yale, Harvard, Other Financial Aid Pledges in Perspective
Project on Student Debt - January 14, 2008
Statement of Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, about Yale University's announcement of a new financial aid policy, and the Project's new comparison and analysis of...

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Related News

Turmoil in Student Lending
The New York Times - May 8, 2008
"It is hard to understand how – or even whether – all the uncertainty in the student lending business might affect a family preparing to send a student to college. Confusing, contradictory and...

Senate Clears Bill On Student Lending
The Wall Street Journal - May 1, 2008
"Aiming to avert an election-year crisis in student lending, the Senate unanimously approved legislation strengthening the federal government's loan program and boosting the amount certain students...

Georgia technical college students lack access to federal loans
The Macon Telegraph - April 28, 2008
"Of the state's 33 technical colleges, only one - Gwinnett Technical College - participates in the federal student loan program, according to a report by The Project on Student Debt, an initiative...

Going federal isn't possible for many on student loans
The Baltimore Sun - April 20, 2008
"You don't need a credit check. The interest rate is low. Repayment plans are flexible. And, thanks to a new law, federal loan debt could be forgiven after a number of years if you work in certain...

Sizing up College Financial Aid Packages
The Los Angeles Times - April 20, 2008
"What parents need to focus on when comparing one aid award with the next is the net cost of attendance, said Nancy Coolidge, coordinator of student financial support for the University of...

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