Daily Aid 87: President Obama: finish high school, one more year of higher ed Student Financial Aid News Last night, President Obama remarked: Right now, three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma, and yet just over half of our citizens have that level ...

Daily Aid 86: Paying full price for college at a premium Student Financial Aid News From Boston.com: As colleges and universities provide more financial aid to families hit by the recession, they are also more likely to give wealthier students preference in admissions and scholarships to help offset...

Daily Aid 70: How to change your financial aid in event of job loss Focus on Financial Aid I’m tempted to stop doing the news, primarily because it seems to be re-runs. Scholarships depleting funding, student loans hard to get, economy headed south. So instead of rehashing the same news with d...

Daily Aid 65: States cutting back merit scholarships that work Student Financial Aid News Here’s a brain buster… From Inside Higher Ed: For many community colleges, low-income students are especially hard to retain. A new study, however, suggests that performance-based scholarships — o...

Daily Aid 64: Social security benefits and the FAFSA, UC and online degrees Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA: “In response to the flagging economy and declining state support, University of California regents this week will consider reducing freshmen enrollment and freezing the pay of ne...

The recent Wall Street Journal article, “Lenders Predict Harsher Climate For Student Loans“, had four noteworthy quotes: “There is no question in my mind that, unless something changes in the marketplace, there will be a shortfall of funds available to make student loans,” sa...