Jan 04, 2007

Thursday, January 4 , 2007 Proposed Tuition Freeze By Emily Zaborniak Escalating tuition is a major factor negatively affecting the enrollment of higher education. As a result, many politicians and education spokespersons are pushing the issue of college affordability to the forefront of their agendas. Recently, Governor Christine Gregoire proposed another way to financially assist prospective college students. read more Sponsored by EdFed Former Senator Passes, Leaves Legacy By Emily Zaborniak On December 23, Robert T. Stafford died in Rutland, VT, at 93. Stafford represented his state in the U.S. Senate for 17 years. Despite his passing, his effect on student loan funding will remain considerable for years to come. Because Stafford was a strong advocate of educational opportunity, in 1988, Congress named the main federal guaranteed student loan program after Stafford. His namesake loan has financially assisted millions of college students pursuing their dreams of higher education. The senator’s legacy will be perpetuated by the existence of Federal Stafford Loans. read more Are You Ready to Be All That You Can Be? By Charisse Dengler New York Democratic Representative Charles Rangel is making a lot of people nervous these days with his talk about reinstating the draft and the legislation he plans to propose to Congress in January—legislation that would increase both the size and the diversity of the military. read more Consolidating Debt Become Debt Free in Five    Years The Benefits of Federal Loan    Consolidation Planning for Successful    Repayment LSL—Applications Without    Aggravation Commission on American workforce skills reestablished The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) has announced that it will reestablish the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. First formed in 1990, the bipartisan panel released a report entitled “America’s Choice: High Skills or Low Wages!” Recommendations made in this report led to major changes to state and federal legislation. Please Visit Our Partners Attorney Resume BCG Attorney Search General Counsel Consulting JD2B LawCrossing Law Firm Staff Legal Authority FGMG to help thousands of first-generation college students Passed by the 2006 Florida Legislature, the First Generation Matching Grant Program (FGMG) will provide financial aid to needy undergraduate students at state universities whose parents have not earned baccalaureate degrees. Higher education institutions have raised donations for individual scholarship funds, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the state. read more To ensure that the Law School Loans Newswire is delivered to your Inbox, please add registration@lawschoolloans.com to your address book. ©2007 Law School Loans. All rights reserved. Office: 175 S. Lake Ave., Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91101.

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