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News for the Panhandle from ProNews 7
Latest news from around the Texas Panhandle, the State of Texas and the Nation/World
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Friday, February 01, 2013
State funding for colleges and universities has decreased in the past couple of years.
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Opportunity Plan, Inc. is a non-profit organization, run solely on donor money. Its purpose is to give financial aid to students from the Texas Panhandle and South Plains.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
High school graduation is almost here and many students are making plans for their future. Some are even asking the question, is higher education worth the costs?
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Political stakes rise in fight over student loans as both sides see chance to show priorities
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
They agree: Obama, Romney push to extend reduced student loan rates; eyes on young voters
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Friday, March 23, 2012
When student loan debt exceeded the total outstanding credit card debt in the U.S. for the first time in 2010, some decided something needed to be done.That's why U.S. House Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan decided to propose the Student Loan Forgiveness Act.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Obama pushes the question: What are students, taxpayers getting for their college dollars?
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
College prices up again as public universities pass state budget cuts on to customers
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Most jobs these days require employees to have a four year college degree, meaning more people are enrolling into college, and that has resulted in Americans now owing more on student loans than on credit cards.
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Since 1965, Texas voters have approved several amendments authorizing $1.86 billion in bonds for low interest student loans. But now, there's only about $275 million left.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Four student loan companies are paying the U.S. government nearly $58 million to settle claims they inflated their interest rate subsidies from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thanks to health care, banks on verge of losing student lending business
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Some Texas schools are preparing for expected loan program changes that could have students turning to the government instead of banks to help pay tuition.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
AP poll: When campus stress goes beyond a case of the blues; students grapple with depression
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