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College Loan Repayment for Marine Reserve Officers (About.com)
The Marines are offering a College Loan Repayment Program for new officers who join the Marine Corps Selected Reserves. Under this new program, 100 percent of...

College Aid Director Discusses Student Loan Woes (NPR)
All Things Considered , April 18, 2008 · Students and families face stiff challenges as more banks withdraw from the private student-loan business. Bill Spiers, director of Financial Aid at Tallahassee Community College in Florida, outlines ways that schools are trying to adjust.

College Aid Director Discusses Student Loan Woes (NPR)
Students and families face stiff challenges as more banks withdraw from the private student-loan business. Bill Spiers, director of Financial Aid at Tallahassee Community College in Florida, outlines ways that schools are trying to adjust.

How Will Students Pay for College Next Year? (Columbia Daily Spectator)
I am a concerned Columbia College alumnus. Bank of America's recent announcement—that it will stop making private student loans—in conjunction with the disruptions in the asset-backed student loan market, could make private student loans hard to secure.

Getting the money for college just got tougher (Muskogee Phoenix)
Students may have a harder time getting money for college because lenders, including the Bank of Oklahoma, are pulling out of the student loan business.

Student loan FAQs for parents, students (Everett Herald)
Borrowing for college can be complicated, with direct loans, subsidized loans, parent loans and private loans. Even people who've gone through the process sometimes don't fully understand it, let alone people just starting out.

College aid experts call student-loan fears overblown (The Star-Ledger)
BY MICHELE M. MELENDEZ Worried about getting a student loan? Some financial aid experts say college applicants shouldn't fret about recent reports of a student loan crisis.

House approves student-loan bill (Daily Pennsylvanian)
In light of the crunch in the credit markets, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that will increase the maximum amount that a college student can borrow from the government for educational purposes.

Saving For College (CBS News)
For many parents, saving for college is a daunting task. Stephanie AuWerter, Editor of SmartMoney.com, has some tips for making college more affordable.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta to Award More Than $2.8 Million for Housing in Virginia (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta announced today that it will award nearly $2.9 million in grants in Virginia to help pay for 547 affordable housing units. The funding is part of more than $50 million in grants FHLBank Atlanta will award in 12 states and the District of Columbia.

	How to Go to College Almost for Free by: Ben Kaplan publisher: Collins, released: 18 September, 2001 price: $14.96 (new), $7.97 (used)
	Paying for College without Going Broke, 2008 Edition (College Admissions Guides) by: Princeton Review publisher: Princeton Review, released: 16 October, 2007 price: $13.60 (new), $12.08 (used)
	Free $ for College for Dummies by: David Rosen, Caryn Mladen publisher: For Dummies, released: 01 June, 2003 price: $13.59 (new), $8.94 (used)
	Zero Debt for College Grads: From Student Loans to Financial Freedom by: lynnette Khalfani publisher: Kaplan Publishing, released: 01 May, 2007 price: $10.17 (new), $8.94 (used)
	The Everything Paying For College Book: Grants, Loans, Scholarships, And Financial Aid -- All You Need To Fund Higher Education (Everything: School and Careers) by: Nathan Brown, Sheryle A. Proper publisher: Adams Media Corporation, released: February, 2005 price: $10.17 (new), $7.49 (used)

Q & A: Student fees
Your guide to the state of play in the political row over & #34;top-up & #34; fees.

Dons give Lapira chance to shine
Republic of Ireland international Joseph Lapira begins a trial with Aberdeen.

NI sniffer dogs loaned to prisons
Sniffer dogs from Northern Ireland are set to be used to root out drugs in Ireland's prisons.

Cash boost for part-time students
Part-time students are to receive extra financial help to attend university or further education colleges in Scotland.

Combined campus costs up to £60m
Plans to & #34;co-locate & #34; two Shrewsbury colleges receive extra funding after rising £20m to £60m.

Call to boost long-term mortgages
The government must act if it wants more borrowers to take out long-term mortgage deals, say lenders.

Combined campus plans submitted
A planning application for a new combined campus for two colleges in Shrewsbury is submitted.

Your views on Chinese universities
Feedback on Mike Baker's thoughts on how Chinese universities are set to have the biggest and best universities in the world.

Miliband EU speech in full
The full text of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's speech on his vision for the European Union.

Combined campus plan 'on track'
A planning application for a new combined campus for two colleges in Shrewsbury is almost finalised, officials say.

Gordon Brown's speech in full
A look at the key points from Gordon Brown's first speech to the Labour conference as party leader.

Independent school backs academy
Top independent school Marlborough College is to help run a new inner-city academy in Swindon.

Brown speech in full
The full text of Gordon Brown's speech on how he plans to get Britain closer to full employment than ever before.

Student library visits 'falling'
University students are significantly less likely to visit a library than their counterparts a decade ago.

Fees 'fail to benefit students'
The university experience has not been improved by the introduction of tuition fees 10 years ago, students and lecturers say.

Push for more long-term mortgages
The government wants to encourage lenders to offer more longer-term fixed rate mortgages.

More students to receive grants
More students from poorer families in England are to receive full grants for university.

Manawatu loaned Blues lock Goode
Cardiff Blues lock James Goode joins Manawatu Turbos for their Air New Zealand Cup campaign.

Private sector 'to loan teachers'
Private schools could lend teachers to state schools under proposals by Education Secretary Alan Johnson.

Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.