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Past Email Updates:

Speak Out to Save Cal Grants!
May 15, 2008

Help Save Cal Grants for Community College Students
April 7, 2008

Important New Resource for Borrowers (Project on Student Debt)
March 11, 2008

New Data on EconomicDiversity.org
February 22, 2008

What Happened in the House (Project on Student Debt)
February 8, 2008

Bankruptcy Reform for Private Loans (Project on Student Debt)
February 5, 2008

New Report and a Special Request
December 6, 2007

Iowa Heats Up; Private Loan Reform (Project on Student Debt)
November 2, 2007

What's Done and What's Next (Project on Student Debt)
October 18, 2007

New Campus Debt Report (Project on Student Debt)
September 25, 2007

Congress Poised to Act (Project on Student Debt)
September 6, 2007

Senate Votes; Consumers Union Weighs In (Project on Student Debt)
July 20, 2007

New Initiative, and House Passes Landmark Bill (Project on Student Debt)
July 12, 2007

Now is Our Chance! (Project on Student Debt)
June 21, 2007

New Student Loan Reforms Proposed (Project on Student Debt)
June 12, 2007

Our Policy Agenda (Project on Student Debt)
June 5, 2007

Loan Scandal: House Acts, We Compare (Project on Student Debt)
May 10, 2007

Shopping for Student Loans, Legislative Recs (Project on Student Debt)
April 25, 2007

The Student Loan Scandals
April 11, 2007

New Report and Web Site
March 20, 2007


 

Featured Work

 

iconGreen Lights & Red Tape

Our report exposes wide variations in financial aid policies and practices at the state’s community colleges, which can have a major impact on students’ access to available aid.


 

state debt map imageStudent Debt and the Class of 2006

Our student debt report for the class of 2006 finds that the average student loan debt for graduating seniors climbed by eight percent in one year, while starting salaries rose by only four percent.

 

Going to the Source: A Practical Way to Simplify the FAFSA

Our new report outlines a way to make applying for financial aid easier, safer, and more accurate by using income data the federal government already collects to answer many of the most difficult questions on the FAFSA.