School systems across Massachusetts are feeling the strain of the economy but it didn't have to be this bad. Mike Beaudet tells us how Massachusetts schools are struggling with billions in debt from out of control school construction projects.
Video|Tue, 31 Mar 2009|More from for MyFox Boston
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“…budget the school building authority to go for school construction from the Department of Education in 2004. In the amount of wasted money only now becoming apparent. The new story found that over 800 projects had never …”
FAP904: FFEL, student credit cards, making money with Amazon, free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup The consequences of eliminating FFEL - some predictions. Eliminating FFEL - more commentary. Scholarship Update Our $10,000 scholarship… next week! Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast [...]
Audio|Fri, 27 Mar 2009|More from Financial Aid Podcast Free MP3 Internet Radio
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“…within the budgets on review was one night at Churchill league of Education Department temperate parts. A student -- lobbyists and companies determination at the administration's plan to end to the family federal education loan program. An average in all loans of the government Strickland program would save the government 94 billion dollars over ten years. What's interesting though is that the but -- assessment on that whole thing what did not incorporate anything including -- the loss of about 30000 job so we'll see how that answer but some commentary. The plan to eliminate federal student loans from lenders other than the Department of Education. . Does appear to be room full steam ahead now -- some predictions on the consequences of the changes from one. A decent …”
“…the federal student loan program as much as possible. Now in the Department of Education keep up with a fourfold increase in the number of students at serves about a loss quality. And I kind of doubt …”
Top stories from the Boston Globe for Mar 23, 2009
Audio|Mon, 23 Mar 2009|More from Boston Globe Page One Podcasts
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“…point 5% from October 2007. When 293347. Students qualified. According to the department of education's. . The state did not have more recent figures available but several districts that the numbers keep rising. Despite many testimonials about the …”
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Audio|Fri, 13 Mar 2009|More from Financial Aid Podcast Free MP3 Internet Radio
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“…had to find about the lending partner of course it was the Department of Education because that can't go out of business unless the entire US government goes out of business in which case that this -- problems and student months. But this hearkens back to discussion last week about reforming the student loan system fundamentally. If the department's. Direct loan program and the family federal education loan program which the student loan network is a participant or equal footing. No school would ever be without alone provided they have never be abandoned in bad times and no school in the direct loan program which is the competing Department of Education program. Would have to fear missing better interest rates and benefits for the students in good times. The only real surprise to …”
“…com slash ten K also in the news this week the US Department of Education is reporting significant gains and applications for federal financial aid. And in volume and direct lending both gains were expected but data …”
(NECN: Washington) - President Obama says the purpose of the United States government is to "ensure that in America all things are still possible for all people." The president has signed an executive order creating a White House Cou...
Video|Wed, 11 Mar 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…retired -- strengthen our military with the leadership. Its impact of the department of education and enforces title line. So athletes like. -- athletes like Olympic gold medalist Dominic Dawson. -- Its impact of -- White House …”
(NECN: Brian Burnell, Farmington, Conn.) - Hundreds of students up and down the East Coast are finding themselves out of class today, as a popular broadcasting school is closings its doors. The Connecticut School of Broadcasting is reportedly fili...
Video|Thu, 5 Mar 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…he says right now his daughters are in contact with the state Department of Education. . They're trying to get a license to reopen here so at least students here would be taken Kara. That would allow the …”
Is there free speech at Harvard? Of course not - it's a liberal university. Attorney Harvey Silverglate, a candidate for the Board of Overseers at Harvard, objects to the oppression of speech at Harvard and tells us why.
Audio|Wed, 4 Mar 2009|More from Finneran's Forum
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“…I filed the claim against Harvard for it would add that the Department of Education. . How does that have a right four -- listen I want to ask him about this because. I do OCR work which is also a way of getting the federal government to what model is our OCR stands for the office for civil rights under the Department of Education they enforce certain codes of behavior. With regard to speech that rises to the level of harassment based on race gender and …”
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Audio|Mon, 2 Mar 2009|More from Financial Aid Podcast Free MP3 Internet Radio
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“…party -- elect the students on network. This would require that the Department of Education remain competitive and not blow their program which was a pretty big problem ninety's. And require the felt -- to be as honest reputable as the Department of Education which has no commercial interest in maximizing profits. Now for lending crisis persists the suggested programs the proposed program and I'm going up there. Also ensures that students will always have access to federal student loans through the Department of Education at any institution. If the lending crisis debates and lenders return to profitability. This will let third party lenders offered discount to …”
“…in this one and look the private sector compete with the Department of Education keeping -- both honest and efficient. That's news for this week let's move on to focus on financial aid. In focus on …”
Ken Krayeske, the man who asked Jim Calhoun about his 1.6 million salary this past weekend during a UConn Men's Basketball post game press conference, joins the Big Show to defend himself.
Audio|Tue, 24 Feb 2009|More from WEEI - The Big Show
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“…According to the federal Department of Education the UConn men's program. The numbers that Jeff Hathaway the athletic director supplied to the federal Department of Education I think they make seven point three -- And they they spend -- Point one million with a total profit of one …”
(Katie Daly, NECN: Clinton, MA) - Most school children across the state are enjoying the week off for February vacation, but class is in session for some students in Central Massachusetts. On the first day of what is suppose to be February vaca...
Video|Tue, 17 Feb 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…gave the class time had to be made up to meet the department of education's 100 -- requirement. The Clinton school committee it came down to eliminating either February vacation or April vacation. …”