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Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation.
Dec 3, 2009 - 5:24:38 PM

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Attention Student Loan Borrowers: Income-Based Repayment Available Starting July 1

Starting July 1, a new repayment option is available that makes monthly payments more affordable for Americans with heavy federal student loan burdens. The new Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan protects borrowers by linking payments to income and family size. A related new program offers additional benefits to those working in public service jobs.

Government Grants | Foundation Grants
Grant Notice: Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEA); Notice Inviting Application
The purpose of this grant is  (a) To promote gender equity in education in the United States; (b) to provide  financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to  meet the requirements of title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972  (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and (c) to promote equity in education for women and girls who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability, or age.

Jan 2, 2009 - 8:55:35 AM

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Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2009
This document solicits grant proposals to support environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers,and citizens.
Nov 12, 2008 - 11:04:22 AM

Announcements
California’s First Construction College Opens in San Jose
The programs will allow professionals in construction to obtain a bachelor, associate, or certificate-level degrees. Apprentices will also be able to receive college credit for work experience received during their apprenticeship training.
Oct 27, 2008 - 8:43:32 AM

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More Schools Make Air Traffic Controller Training Available
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in the program prepare and train students interested in a career as an air traffic controller.
Oct 10, 2008 - 6:17:48 AM

Credit and Money Management
Update: California Financial Aid Programs for Students
The following is a list of programs administered by the California Student Aid Commission. Program names followed by an asterisk (*) are available for California residents only
Sep 26, 2008 - 10:05:41 AM

Announcements
Student and Exchange Visitor Program Announces New Fee Structure to Strengthen Operations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today published a final rule establishing a new fee structure for certain schools and international students and exchange visitors within the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).
Sep 26, 2008 - 5:23:46 AM

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College Enrollment Up 17 Percent Since 2000
Enrollment in two- and four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. reached 20.5 million in 2006, up 3 million since 2000. This included 17.1 million undergraduates and 3.4 million students in graduate or professional schools.
Sep 19, 2008 - 5:30:23 PM

Announcements
CSUB adds Accelerated nursing program, seeks applicants
Students interested in applying to California State University, Bakersfield's impacted accelerated nursing program are getting another chance. The campus will offer a second class of its accelerated bachelor's of science in nursing in late June 2009.
Aug 12, 2008 - 11:32:28 AM

IRS Tax Tips
IRS: Help Offset Education Costs with Tax Credits and Deductions
It is Back-to-School time and maybe time for a tax break, too. Education credits can help lower your tax bill for 2008
Aug 12, 2008 - 7:20:25 AM

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Free conference: Helping your child succeed at school
Parents who want to be more involved in their child’s education can attend a free conference Aug. 15-16 at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Sioux Falls.
Jul 28, 2008 - 8:00:27 PM

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MET Offers Free College Savings Webinars
To help parents and grandparents learn more about saving for their children's future education, the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP) will hold College Savings Webinars in July and August 2008. MET is the state's prepaid tuition program that locks in tomorrow's tuition at today's rates. MESP is the state's 529 college savings plan.
Jul 28, 2008 - 7:54:29 PM

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Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers
The U.S. Department of Education and Federal Trade Commission have jointly released a consumer guide to help students and their families navigate the maze of offers they may face when seeking new student loans or consolidating existing student loans to pay for higher education. Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers provides advice to help consumers detect deceptive marketing offers from private companies seeking their student loan business
Jul 7, 2008 - 11:40:50 AM

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Back to School: 2008-2009, Statistics & More

Summertime winding down and summer vacations coming to an end signal that back-to-school time is near. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends, making new ones and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and Web sites looking for sales to shop for a multitude of school supplies and the latest clothing fads and essentials. This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers.

Announcements
Student Financial Assistance Program Webinar June 17
This letter announces a live Internet briefing, to be conducted by Department of Education student aid policy staff, on recent changes made to the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs
Jun 11, 2008 - 9:18:02 PM

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CSU still faces critical challenges to meet 2008-09 needs
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 's May revision of the State budget restored $97.6 million to the California State University, reducing the  $386 million gap in state funding initially anticipated for the 2008-09 CSU budget.
May 15, 2008 - 9:43:02 AM

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Computer Game To Teach Conflict Resolution Skills To Grades K-2 : Free for Teachers
A computer game designed to teach non-violence and conflict resolution skills to young children has found a home with Curriki, a nonprofit open-source educational Web site which will make it freely available for downloading by classrooms and families across the United States and around the world.
Apr 17, 2008 - 8:44:31 AM

Announcements
ASHRAE Publishes Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) has published a new energy design guide that can cut annual energy use in new K-12 school buildings by 30% or more.
Feb 13, 2008 - 9:20:30 AM

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Fake GED Testing Services: ACE Issues Warning About Fake GED Testing Services
GEDTS is deeply concerned with a recent increase in the number of web sites purporting to offer GED testing online or through the mail,” said Sylvia E. Robinson, ACE assistant vice president and executive director of the GED Testing Service. “We would like everyone to know — and share with others— that the GED Tests are not currently offered online and can only be taken in person at an official GED Testing Center.
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:24:07 PM

Census Bureau Announcements
One-Third of Young Women Have Bachelor's Degrees
About 33 percent of young women 25 to 29 had a bachelor’s degree or more education in 2007, compared with 26 percent of their male counterparts, according to tabulations released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Jan 10, 2008 - 7:47:29 AM

Announcements
New Laws Affecting Education in 2008
Some of the new laws will help us progress toward closing the achievement gap, add more rigor to the curriculum, provide more assistance to students to pass the exit exam, or protect special education and related services to students with exceptional needs," said O’Connell. “Other new measures serve to streamline existing laws to provide students with safe transportation to school, credential teachers in a timely basis, and help school facilities go green
Jan 2, 2008 - 8:21:48 PM

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Online Courses: New Guide for Schools Officials on Advanced Courses Online Webcast
Morgan Brown will join a panel of national education leaders and experts on Wednesday, December 12, at 3 p.m. ET at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to launch Connecting Students to Advanced Courses Online, a guide for district and school administrators who are working to provide students with greater access to online advanced coursework.
Dec 11, 2007 - 6:06:42 PM

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New Law to Reduce Student Loan Costs
One provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act would gradually cut in half the interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans during the next five years.
Nov 19, 2007 - 7:30:59 AM

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Free Resources for Teachers
Free For Teachers , the FCIC’s newest web page, provides a variety of resources for middle and high school teachers to help open the door to savvy everyday life skills and a wealth of government information for 6^th-to-12^th graders.
Nov 17, 2007 - 9:20:46 AM