Comments on: Student Funding Choices- How can you make a difference? http://greatscholarshipguide.com/student-funding-choices-how-can-you-make-a-difference.html Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:03:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Pedro http://greatscholarshipguide.com/student-funding-choices-how-can-you-make-a-difference.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Pedro Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:49:25 +0000 http://greatscholarshipguide.com/?p=34#comment-5 The author fails to mention that switching to the direct loan program will save taxpayers $94 billion over ten years, and that these funds will be used to expand and reform student aid programs like the Pell Grant. The Consumer Bankers Association has been spreading disinformation to derail the proposal, which would help students but hurt their members' bottom lines. You can find the truth about these proposals here: http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=00404 The author fails to mention that switching to the direct loan program will save taxpayers $94 billion over ten years, and that these funds will be used to expand and reform student aid programs like the Pell Grant.

The Consumer Bankers Association has been spreading disinformation to derail the proposal, which would help students but hurt their members’ bottom lines. You can find the truth about these proposals here:

http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=00404

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