10 Colleges with the Best Financial Aid
Worried about how to pay for college? The Princeton Review this week released its financial-aid ratings for more than 600 U.S. colleges. Find out which ones came out on top.
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Money 101: How to Save Cash in College
With college costs rising, it's more important than ever for students to be financially savvy. Here are 15 things you need to know to graduate with a bank account at the top of your class.
School Backpacks to Ease the Load and the Budget
The backpack is the key piece of gear as your kids return to school this fall. What they want is something cool that holds everything; what you want is something durable that's within your budget. The good news: Both of you can get what you want.
Pell Grant Backers Rally to Fight GOP Funding Cuts
More than 1 million of America's poorest college students may have to take out bigger loans, find another way to pay tuition, or drop out in 2012, if Republican budget cuts are passed that shrink the government's Pell grant program. But supporters are mobilizing in an online rally Monday for "Save Pell Day."
The Impact of Better Teachers: $100 Trillion More in U.S. GDP
A new study says top-performing teachers turn out students who learn more than the students who had the worst teachers. And that extra learning has a huge impact on earnings -- and the nation's economy. Still, some educational experts say the study raises more questions than it answers.
College Finance: Why Student Loans Should Be Pay as You Go
President Obama's national deficit panel sparked an uproar from student advocates with its proposal to end the in-school interest subsidy on school loans. I'd go even further, and end the deferral of repayment until after graduation. Here's why.
Stop Stressing About Your Kid's College Admissions
As a new wave of high school students enter the college admissions horse race, here's a bit of advice for their parents: Stop looking at your kid and worrying about why he doesn't seem interested in getting into a top school. Instead, look in the mirror and worry about why you do care so much.
From Diploma to Default: More Students Fail to Pay Back Loans
For a growing number of U.S. college graduates, a diploma marks the beginning of financial difficulties. The Education Department says those who were scheduled to begin paying back their student loans in 2007 were 52% more likely to default within two years compared with those who left college two years earlier.
The Economic Impact of the 'Katrina Diaspora'
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an estimated 100,000 displaced New Orleans residents have yet to return home. What impact have these evacuees had on the local economies of their new homes?
