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February 25, 2009
February 19, 2009
State Budget Maintains Funding for Cal Grants
Statement of Deborah Frankle Cochrane
Program Director, The Institute for College Access & Success
After months of arduous budget negotiations, the California legislature today passed an 18-month budget that maintains the state’s investment in student aid. This budget protects Cal Grants from attempts to cut both eligibility and grant levels, which would have had a devastating impact on California students. Cal Grants are the state’s primary source of financial aid and helped 300,000 students pay for college last year.
This move comes just days after President Obama signed the federal economic stimulus package into law, which includes the largest Pell Grant increase in the program’s history. Together, these commitments to college affordability will help Californians get the education and skills they need to help our state stay economically competitive in these difficult times.
February 11, 2009
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Speaks at the Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education
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February 9, 2009
Student Debt: Denying the American Dream
February 4, 2009
The Project on Student Debt Releases its Policy Priorities for 2009
It's a new year with a new administration in Washington, and the dire economic situation has made college affordability a top concern for policymakers and consumers alike. Our new policy agenda for 2009 aims to limit the growth and risks of student debt by increasing grant aid, strengthening consumer protections, and ensuring easy access to new affordable repayment options.
The Project on Student Debt's current priorities include:
• Increase access to need-based grant aid
• Strengthen consumer protections for private student loan borrowers
• Ensure easy access to Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Read the policy agenda in its entirety here