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College-bound? How to pay for higher education
Apr 12, 2013
Many soon-to-be high school graduates are settling on their choice of where to attend college. How does a family decide whether to pay for a student's dream school or a more economical alternative?
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Taking the sting out of tuition
Apr 8, 2013
High-priced private colleges are offering students tuition breaks even when they don't need them.
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Navigating the financial aid maze
Mar 6, 2013
More parents are turning to college financial planners for advice on how to pay for college.
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Small college Grinnell weighs big changes to financial aid
Oct 8, 2012
Grinnell is a very small liberal arts college in Iowa with a very big endowment: $1.4 billion. Why the financially sound institution is looking at how to control future costs.
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How to reduce the price of college
Aug 31, 2012
The cost of college continues to soar higher and higher. An education expert posits that costs can go down if the public sector pulls out of higher education.
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Rethinking public subsidies in higher education
Aug 31, 2012
Commentator Andrew Kelly says tax dollars should fund innovation in higher education, not more of the same
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Why has college gotten so expensive?
Aug 10, 2012
More college students are living large with gourmet cafeterias and state-of-the-art gyms -- but that's not what's driving up college costs.
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Making college costs easier to understand
Jun 5, 2012
With interest rates on some student loans about to double, the Obama administration joins with colleges to provide clearer guidance on the real price of school.
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