Weekly Roundup

Looming Showdown Over G.I. Benefits

College Board Selling Data on Needy Students to Help Schools Diversify

First-Generation College Students Face Graduation Gap

Ed Dept. Unveils Plan for Loan Availability, and Pleases Sallie Mae

Trade School Acted Improperly to Reduce Default Rate, IG Finds

Felonies No Barrier to Entry in FFEL Program

DeVry is Latest For-Profit School Chain Under Investigation

Credit Crunch Easing for Student Loan Providers?

Dept. of Ed Relaxes Preferred Lender Rules

Sallie Mae Computer Glitch Sends Credit Scores Falling

Report Illustrates Disparities Between States in Community College Use

White House, Fed Move on Student Loans

Lawmakers Mobilize to Boost G.I. Education Benefits

Education Department Puts Off Review of ABA as Law School Accreditor

Coalition Offers Help to Schools Considering Switch to Direct Lending

Student Loan Credit Crunch Bill Sent to President

One in Five Colleges Considering Switch to Direct Lending

Tuition On the Rise, but Spending for Instruction is Not

Report Calls for Revised Pell Grant Formula

House Passes Bill to Ease Credit Crunch Impact on Student Loans, Others in the Works

No Crisis Here, Says American Council on Education

Dems Introduce Legislation to Allow Private College TA Unions

Student Aid Bill Approved by House Committee

Fed Chairman Rebuffs Calls from Pro-FFEL Lawmakers for Lender Bail Out

Settlement Doesn't Stop Sallie's Online Presence, Chronicle Investigation Finds

Democrats Introduce Bills Aimed At Easing Student Loan Credit Crunch

Students at Canadian Career Colleges Have More Loans, More Defaults

Dept. of Ed Issues Guidelines on Lender-of-Last Resort

Study Reports Record Congressional Earmarks for Higher Ed

Unforeseen Consequences from Changes in Texas Admissions Policies

Concern about Credit Cards on College Campuses

Students at Trade Schools Most Likely to Borrow, New Study Shows

Changes Ahead in Future Applicant Pool

Ed Dept. Officials Reassure Students of Loan Availability