Tag Archive for: financial aid

Letter to the editor


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H.R.4170 would help ease student loan burdens. In 2012, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that $1 trillion is owed in student debt. Students attending college have to pay for tuition, standard fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and daily living expenses. Full-time students attending a […]

Controversy remains as DREAM Act progresses


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California Legislature is on the verge of passing a new law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financial aid for college. A part of the two-bill package, known as California DREAM Act, has been approved by the Senate. The act would make California the first state to offer public funding to undocumented students. The […]