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Tax Policy
August 1, 2012
ACE today sent a letter to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees, urging Congress to pass extensions of expired and expiring higher education tax incentives.
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Student Loans and Debt
July 20, 2012
The Education Department and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that private student loans, which make up $150 billion of the more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, are much riskierThe Education Department and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that private student loans, which make up $150 billion of the more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, are much riskier than...
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Budget and Appropriations
July 18, 2012
A House Appropriations Subcommittee today voted 8-6 to approve a $70 billion Education Department (ED) budget for FY 2013 that includes a slight increase to the maximum Pell Grant award.
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Federal Financial Aid
July 2, 2012
Congress passed legislation Friday to keep the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling to 6.8 percent, but only after weeks of negotiations and just two days before the increase was due to take effect.
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Budget and Appropriations
December 16, 2011
Congressional leaders last night struck a deal on a final FY 2012 budget omnibus bill, which the House passed this afternoon by a vote of 296-121. A Senate vote is expected later today. The measure maintains the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 but also...
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Federal Financial Aid
November 18, 2011
The Student Aid Alliance delivered a statement of support for federal student aid funding signed by more than 100,000 people to members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee. The Alliance has already heard positiveThe Student Aid Alliance delivered a statement of support for federal student aid funding signed by more than 100,000 people to members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee. The Alliance has already heard positive fe...
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Federal Financial Aid
November 9, 2011
More than 70,000 college and university presidents, students, administrators and others from institutions nationwide have signed a public statement of support for federal student aid hosted by the Student Aid Alliance (SAA) since it was launched onMore than 70,000 college and university presidents, students, administrators and others from institutions nationwide have signed a public statement of support for federal student aid hosted by the Student Aid Alliance (SAA) since it was launched on O...
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Federal Financial Aid
October 26, 2011
More than 8,875 presidents, students, administrators and others have signed a public statement of support for federal student aid hosted by the Student Aid Alliance (SAA).
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Budget and Appropriations
September 30, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released a draft spending plan for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education which recommends $153.4 billion for these agencies in FY 2012, some $4 billion below the total for FYThe House Appropriations Committee yesterday released a draft spending plan for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education which recommends $153.4 billion for these agencies in FY 2012, some $4 billion below the total for FY 2...
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Budget and Appropriations
April 12, 2011
The maximum Pell Grant award of $5,500 will be preserved in the fiscal year 2011 budget compromise struck by lawmakers Friday night, but year-round Pell Grants, among other federal student aid programs, have been eliminated.
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