Budget Battles
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IRS Unveils Plan to Crack Down on the Rich
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’ll Force Vote to Oust Johnson
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Democrats Say They’re Ready to Rescue Mike Johnson
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‘A Good Day for America’: Biden Signs $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
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Senate Advances $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package
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GOP Infighting Continues as Senate Heads for Aid Vote
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News Alert: House Approves $95 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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3 Big Changes Trump Wants to Make to Student Loans
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the federal student loan system that will affect not just borrowers, but also the four companies that currently service the billions of...
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Bad News on Student Loans: They Stick With You Longer Than You Think
While the standard student loan repayment plan for federal loans lasts 10 years, many students end up making payments over a longer time period.
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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16 States That Are Cutting College Funding
By Janna HerronState and local funding for higher education still lags 2008 levels by 17 percent.
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5 Alarming Facts About America’s $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
By Eric PianinThe president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank sounded the alarm on Monday that the student debt crisis continues to mount. At a staggering $1.3 trillion, outstanding student loan debt is casting...
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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Leave More Time for Your Financial Aid Form This Year as IRS Shuts Down FAFSA Data Tool
Many states and colleges have financial aid deadlines in the next few weeks, but technical difficulties are making it harder for students to fill out the applications. The “data retrieval tool,”...
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US Colleges Raise a Record $41 Billion, So Why Is Tuition Still Climbing?
American colleges and universities took in a record $41 billion in donations in 2016, but the contributions were concentrated among a handful of schools and often assigned to specific purposes. More...
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8 Smart Ways to Win Scholarship Money for College
The increasing cost of college has more families exploring all possible avenues for funding their children’s higher education. For many families, that means using a combination of savings and loans,...
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5 Simple Tips to Make College Savings Grow Faster
By Janna HerronParents are doing a better job saving for their children’s college costs, but their efforts still may not be enough. More than seven in 10 American parents — an all-time high — are socking away money...
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You May Be Saving Too Much for Your Children's College Education
By Chris Taylor, ReutersParents these days are expected to pull off a financial Mission: Impossible. Cover the monthly bills, pay down debts, help elderly parents, save for retirement and for kids' college costs, all with...
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Why Back-to-School Tax Holidays Are a Bad Deal
By Christopher Koopman and Anne PhilpotBack-to-school season marks the beginning of the end of summer. Parents stock up on fresh school supplies, teachers prepare their classrooms and state legislatures offer what has become an annual...
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Millions of College Students Are Making This Big Financial Mistake
Despite the student loan crisis, about 20 percent of college students may be missing out on a key source of college funds. New data from the U.S. Department of Education finds that one in five...