Archive for the 'Education' Category

USA Funds Supports $17.2 Billion in Student Loans

Guarantor backs 10 percent increase in funding for higher education USA Funds(R), the nation’s leading education loan guarantor, announces that it supported $17.2 billion in loans to help students and parents pay for college during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2008. The figure represents an increase of more than 10 percent in college [...]

Graduation: a Great Time to Save for College

CHET urges families to evaluate their college savings strategies As students prepare to receive their report cards and diplomas at the end of this school year, Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is encouraging Connecticut families with young children to take time to grade their own college savings strategies. Nappier is trustee for the Connecticut [...]