Mom who co-signed student loan for daughter fears losing her home
Kumikomini | Istock | Getty Images In 2004, Sabrina Finch returned to school to become a nurse. Her mother, Rebecca, was excited for Sabrina, then in her early 30s, to …
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FAFSA rollout was ‘a stunning failure.’ How next year will compare
By most accounts, the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, was disastrous from the start. Even now, some college students don’t know …
Back to school hauls follows TikTok’s underconsumption core trend
Customer shopping for school supplies with employee restocking shelves, Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Just when it seemed more …
How kids from rich families learn about money
Institut auf dem Rosenberg, a private boarding school in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Courtesy: Institut auf dem Rosenberg With a sticker price of more than $160,000 a year, Institut auf dem …
Problems with college financial aid impacted students
Ramon Montiel-García, 18, a graduate of KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in Colorado. Credit: Ramon Montiel-García Ramon Montiel-García, a newly minted high school graduate from KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in …
Why this job market is bad match for the college degree, recent grads
When Jenny Flora Wells graduated from Ohio State University in 2021 with her master’s degree in social work, she applied for 400 jobs. From that crop, she landed three interviews. …
FAFSA issues force hard choices for would-be college students
In an already difficult year for college applicants, when it came down to picking a school, there was one factor that outweighed all others: financial aid. Even in ordinary years, …
Here are the best private and public colleges for financial aid
Ongoing problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have delayed financial aid award letters — and have even prevented many high school seniors and their families from applying for aid at …
FAFSA problems blamed for demise of Delaware College of Art and Design
Delaware College of Art and Design in Wilmington, Delaware. Google Earth The Delaware College of Art and Design announced on May 23 that it’s set to close, citing low enrollment …
Lawmakers debate if child savings accounts may reduce wealth inequality
Urbazon | E+ | Getty Images An unequal distribution of wealth in the U.S. can make it so some children are behind from birth. Now lawmakers are considering whether federal …