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Esther J. Cepeda: The fear of federal college loans

CHICAGO — If you're not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase "February is FAFSA time," you don't have college-age kids. Or you're wealthy enough to be unencumbered by the gut-wrenching process of filling out the dreaded Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the gateway to federal and state student grants, work-study and loans for college.

College Goal Sunday this week

Rockdale County Public Schools' annual College Goal Sunday is this week.

Quinn pitches tax relief for families, businesses that hire vets; more college aid

SPRINGFIELD — Touting a jobs platform, Gov. Pat Quinn pushed modest tax relief for families and businesses that hire veterans, Medicaid and pension reforms, and more spending on college grants in a spartan State of the State speech Wednesday overshadowed by the gloom and doom of Illinois’ crushing financial condition.“We all know that the economic storm is far from over,” Quinn told a joint ...

How You Pay for College Impacts Your Tax Bill

The government provides some relief for taxpayers with dependents in college. Understanding which credit or deduction works best for you can help to reduce your tax bill.

Guess Who Openly Admits That Gov’t Intervention Increases Prices? Joe Biden

"By the way, government subsidies have impacted upon rising tuition costs..."