Tuesday, May 09, 2006

MOHELA deadline (Student Loan) looms as debate continues


MOHELA deadline looms as debate continues
JEFFERSON CITY Several plans for how the state should spend proceeds expected from a college loan sale have been debated by legislators since the states loan agency first proposed on Jan. 31 to sell half its assets.

Taft seeks $13 million for training, incentives to teachers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Gov. Bob Taft on Friday asked the Legislature for $13 million starting this July to start training and keeping math and science teachers in preparation for a rigorous high ...

Dragging less debt
DALLAS Around this time of the year, anxious high school students find out whether theyve been accepted by the college of their choice. For their parents, theres the added anxiety of how to pay for that college education.

DA: Debts led U of R student to kill father, injure mother
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Tens of thousands of dollars in debt led a former Rochester college student to attack his parents while they slept in their suburban Albany home. That's according to court documents filed by the Albany County District Attorney's Office in the murder case of Christopher Porco.

Sen. Durbin, Rep. Miller to Discuss New Legislation to Cut College Loan Interest Rates; News Teleconference Today at
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., will join Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage on a conference call with reporters today (April 13) at 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss nationwide organizing efforts to make college more affordable and new legislation designed to cut interest rates in half on college loans.

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