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• HS students lobby to get New Jersey a state song
• College Student Details His Sexual Assault for Senate Committee
• Senators: Corinthian should stop new enrollments
• Discover Scholarships for Nontraditional Students
• 7 Ways Financial Advisors Save for Their Children's Education

HS students lobby to get New Jersey a state song Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:29 PM PDT A group of high school students are lobbying to get New Jersey lawmakers to adopt an official state song.

College Student Details His Sexual Assault for Senate Committee Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:51 PM PDT Two survivors of sexual assault on a college campus testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today, sharing what steps they believe colleges, Congress and the U.S. Department of Education need to take to stem the sexual assault crisis occurring at many...

Senators: Corinthian should stop new enrollments Posted: 26 Jun 2014 02:13 PM PDT A dozen U.S. senators, all Democrats, are pushing Corinthian Colleges Inc. to stop accepting new students in a letter to the Department of Education. Corinthian owns the Everest College, Heald College ...

Discover Scholarships for Nontraditional Students Posted: 26 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT In today's higher education landscape, students come from all walks of life, from the recent high school graduate who decides to work full-time before attending college, to the mom who's ready to head back to school. If, like these examples, you identify as a nontraditional student, you're probably spending lots of time looking at financial aid options. If you're looking to resume your undergraduate studies, the Bernard Osher Foundation's Osher Reentry Scholarship Program rewards individuals who want to continue their education after five or more years away from school. Instead, institutions apply to administer the scholarship based on funds that the foundation gives them.

7 Ways Financial Advisors Save for Their Children's Education Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:31 AM PDT Parents do their best to save for their children's college education, but sometimes they aren't aware of all of the options. U.S. News asked financial advisors what they're doing to save for their children's college expenses. Lisa Roll, a financial advisor in Warren, New Jersey, uses the age-based track for her children. Rather than opening a 529 account, Ron Portell, a financial advisor in St. Louis, used this strategy to save untaxed money for his children's education.

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