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• UC Irvine Muslim group faces suspension (AP)
• NJ court orders schools to use $475 million of reserves (Reuters)
• Federal Student Loans Get Cheaper, Easier (U.S. News & World Report)
• Some Federal Parent Loans to Be Easier, Cheaper in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report)
• Federal Student and Parent Loans Are Getting Cheaper and Easier (U.S. News & World Report)

UC Irvine Muslim group faces suspension (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:20 PM PDT AP - A University of California, Irvine, disciplinary committee ruled that a Muslim student group should be suspended for at least a year because of a protest that disrupted a talk by Israel's ambassador and led to the arrest of 11 students, according to documents released Monday.

NJ court orders schools to use $475 million of reserves (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - New Jersey's schools must spend $475 million of their reserves instead of getting that money from the state, an appeals court ordered on Monday, handing Republican Governor Chris Christie a victory.

Federal Student Loans Get Cheaper, Easier (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:50 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Because states have been cutting back on scholarships while hiking tuition, more students are having to borrow to fund college. Luckily, at least some federal student loans are getting cheaper, easier to get, and easier to repay.

Some Federal Parent Loans to Be Easier, Cheaper in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - As home values, invested nest eggs, and regular bank loans have shrunk, more parents are turning to the federal PLUS program to help pay their children's college tuition. Luckily most--though not all--of the recent changes to the program should make loans at least a little cheaper and easier for many parents this fall.

Federal Student and Parent Loans Are Getting Cheaper and Easier (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:34 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Now that the hype surrounding the government's overhaul of the scandal-tinged federal student loan program has settled, students and parents seeking loans for the 2010 academic year are getting some surprisingly good news: Many 2010 federal education loans will be cheaper, easier to get, and easier to repay than they've been in recent years.

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