Weekly Roundup

Obama Nominates Arne Duncan for Secretary of Education

Lump of Coal from Sallie Mae

Education Finance Partners May Not Pay Cuomo After All

Report Calls for Better Higher Ed Performance Data

College and Student Groups Push to Include Higher Ed in Stimulus Bill

Report Outlines Student Aversion to Borrowing

College Board Settles with NY Attorney General

College Board Presents Higher Ed Reform Proposals

Paulson Acts to Prop Up Private Student Loan Providers

Reports Paint Dire Picture of College Affordability

Adjunct Faculty Use High and Widespread

Bush Administration Announces More Relief for FFEL Lenders

Opposition to Private Student Loan Bailout Mounts

Department of Ed Data Project Sparks Controversy

High Costs Keep Thousands of Qualified Students Out of College, Survey Finds

Paulson Says Student Loans to Benefit from Bailout

New York Governor Announces Spending Cuts for Higher Ed

Bush Administration Unveils Blueprint for Revised Financial Aid System

Transfer Students are Disengaged, Survey Finds

Financial Crisis Expected to Impact Community Colleges, Survey Finds

Adjunct Faculty Use Can Impact Student Performance

Goal Financial Settles with Cuomo

Tuition and Student Debt Up, College Board Says

Dept. of Ed Issues Final Rules on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Student Debt Loads Increase, Report Finds

Economic Downturn Impacting College Decisions, Survey Finds

College Board Unveils Test for 8^th Graders

Small Private Colleges Could Suffer in Credit Crunch

Baylor Pays Students to Retake SAT

Colleges Worried About IRS Questionnaire

NCAA Reports Higher Graduation Rates Among Student Athletes

Bailout Measure Provides Government with Authority to Buy Up Bad Private Loans

Congress Extends and Expands Tuition Tax Relief

Many Community College Students Fail to Apply for Aid, Report Finds