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Education Secretary Touts Student Loan Reform: 'This Is An Unprecedented Investment'

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two decades ago, about 40 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 30 graduated from college. Today, the rate remains the same here while increasing in count...

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Increase In Applicants For Pell Grants Puts Pressure On Student Aid Bill

newsweek.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arne Duncan, Direct-Student-Loan Bills, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Safra, Student Aid Bill, Private Lenders, Private Loans, Student Aid, Direct Student Loans, Student Loans, Pell Grants, College News

It's never seemed like much of a debate. Should the government spend $61 billion over the next 10 years to continue to subsidize the private lenders w...

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Dan Froomkin

Student Loan Overhaul Taking Filibuster-Proof Route To Overcome Corporate Opposition

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Carper, Jim Webb, Student Loans, Direct Student Loans, Federal Financial Aid, Sallie Mae, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Nelnet, Safra, Ben Nelson, Mark Warner, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Politics News

Having finally decided to use the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to push health-care reform over the finish line, Democratic leaders h...

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