From: Shelley Repp from NCHELP (NCHELP.org)
The Congressional Budget Office has issued its estimate of the cost to the federal government of H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, as approved by the House Education and Labor Committee on November 15. This bill represents the House version of Higher Education Act reauthorization. In contrast to the budget reconciliation legislation enacted in September (which was a cost cutting and spending bill), the HEA reauthorization is referred to as a policy bill.......
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Study Finds Default Rate is a Poor Predictor of Institutional Quality
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- Published 02/1/2008
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Bad loans don't mean bad institutions
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- Published 01/31/2008
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Default Rates Projected to Soar
- By Doug Lederman
- Published 01/21/2008
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Supporters and critics of a Congressional proposal to alter how the U.S. government calculates the rates at which student borrowers default on their government backed loans have speculated that the change would significantly increase the rates — causing more colleges to run afoul of rules designed to punish institutions with high rates.......
H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
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- Published 01/18/2008
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College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes...
Changes in How Default Rates are Calculated at your College
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- Published 01/18/2008
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