StoopTroup
8/1/2008, 07:06 PM
A great friend of mine started a used textbook organization that put the profits of books sales into a Scholarship Fund for Students. In doing so the College he attended hit him with a Trespassing Citation when he refused to quit advertising. They have done everything they can to ruin this Re-tired USN's Lt.'s good name.
Finally today we see some folks do something to at least stop the gouging.
Congress approves bill aimed at controlling college costs (http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-07-31-college_N.htm)
By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
A wide-ranging higher education bill designed to protect college students from aggressive lenders and rein in soaring tuitions won congressional approval Thursday.
The passage marks the first time in a decade that Congress has reauthorized the main federal law overseeing higher education and the third time in less than a year that it passed legislation to make college more affordable.
In October, Congress provided the single largest increase in federal student aid in decades. In June, it boosted college benefits for veterans by passing a $60 billion expansion of the GI Bill.
Thursday, lawmakers stopped short of imposing price controls, which they have threatened in past years.
"Today's students face daunting obstacles on the path to college, from skyrocketing tuition prices to predatory student lending tactics," said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of a House education committee. He said the bill would "address these challenges and create a higher education system that is … fairer and easier to navigate."
Finally today we see some folks do something to at least stop the gouging.
Congress approves bill aimed at controlling college costs (http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-07-31-college_N.htm)
By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
A wide-ranging higher education bill designed to protect college students from aggressive lenders and rein in soaring tuitions won congressional approval Thursday.
The passage marks the first time in a decade that Congress has reauthorized the main federal law overseeing higher education and the third time in less than a year that it passed legislation to make college more affordable.
In October, Congress provided the single largest increase in federal student aid in decades. In June, it boosted college benefits for veterans by passing a $60 billion expansion of the GI Bill.
Thursday, lawmakers stopped short of imposing price controls, which they have threatened in past years.
"Today's students face daunting obstacles on the path to college, from skyrocketing tuition prices to predatory student lending tactics," said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of a House education committee. He said the bill would "address these challenges and create a higher education system that is … fairer and easier to navigate."