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• 8 Rules for Maximizing Merit Aid (U.S. News & World Report)
• 40 years later, Wis. bomber is a 'ghost' (AP)
• LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation (AP)

8 Rules for Maximizing Merit Aid (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Many students apply for merit scholarships because they prefer financial rewards for their hard work, or they fear their families make too much money to qualify for aid awarded based on their financial "need." But college aid experts say that the tough economy, new federal rules, and evolving college financial aid strategies are blurring the distinction between scholarships awarded on "merit" and grants awarded because of a student's supposed financial need. A growing number of colleges now award "need-based" aid to students from families earning six figures, for example.

40 years later, Wis. bomber is a 'ghost' (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:25 AM PDT AP - University of Wisconsin student Leo Burt approached his former journalism instructor at the student union one day in August 1970.

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT AP - Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968. With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever.

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