Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Education II Feature Package (Student Loan)


Education II Feature Package
The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with education topics and is appropriate for special sections and for general use.

SimpleTuition Raises $4.4 Million in Financing
BOSTON----April 14, 2006--SimpleTuition, a new company that will simplify the college financial aid process, today announced the completion of a $4.4 million Series A financing led by Atlas Venture and IDG Ventures Boston.

Sallie Mae Gives Guidance on Selecting Student Loans for College
RESTON, Va., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A college education is an investment that creates an abundance of personal and professional rewards over one's lifetime.

Estate tax friends, foes gird for fight
WASHINGTON -- Stephanie Letzler is a typical high-school junior shopping for colleges this spring, but she's hardly typical when it comes to college costs: She knows she'll graduate "without owing a dime," thanks to family money she'll inherit someday.

The case against Mike Ferguson
Linda Stender, the Democratic candidate for Congress in District 7, is fortunate in at least one respect: the case against her opponent Congressman Mike Ferguson, R-7th, is one that is easy to make. If politics were a trial, Ferguson would need to hire the best defense attorney in America to defend his record in Congress and would likely still lose.

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