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Stimulus Money for Education

February 9, 2010 11:07 am Financial Aid

At the beginning of 2009, Congress and the president approved the Stimulus bill which designated $30 billion toward affordability initiatives. This means that the government designated more money in order to help Americans finance college and earn a college degree.� The credit is aimed at helping middle income Americans afford education but in order to [...]

Low income? Stimulus will pay for you to go to school

July 10, 2009 1:52 pm Financial Aid

By now, everyone knows that the Obama administration’s stimulus bill is designed to get the economy moving again. However, you may not know that most of the bill’s $70 billion for education will go to low- to middle-income individuals.

An Easier Financial Aid Form

June 30, 2009 9:18 am Financial Aid

President Obama’s administration is planning on simplifying the federal college aid form. It currently consists of 153 questions, which many families give up on before finishing. President Obama is seeking to make the application more user-friendly so more students may attend higher education.