Government Grants To Pay Off Debt Links

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In a speech on the Senate floor Thursday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tn.) said President Obama’s higher-education Race to the Top was headed “in the wrong direction” and urged the President to “turn [it] around…and head it in the direction of Washington, D.C., to help the federal government compete for ways to stop adding mandates and costs on States that are soaking up dollars and driving ...

SPECIAL REPORT - The twilight of the Bond King

By Jennifer Ablan and Matthew Goldstein NEWPORT BEACH, California (Reuters) - He is the man who made bond investing sort of sexy - and now he may pay the price. Over more than three decades, Bill Gross, ...

Changes to financial aid worry some college-bound students, their families

The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finall ...

Council to struggle paying off debts as more cuts made

THE CITY Council has admitted it will struggle to repay its loans as debt levels mount to unprecedented levels. A detailed budget report paints a bleak picture of the city's finances, with further savings and job losses 'inevitable' over the coming years.

For college bound, a look at financial aid changes

The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.