Stories tagged: financial aid
State 'opportunity scholarships' for private schools not likely to kick in this year
Submitted by thenotebook on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 13:04 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
By Bill Hangley, Jr.
A new state scholarship program can benefit Philadelphia students who live near struggling schools, but it isn’t likely to have a big impact in the coming school year.
Program officials and local scholarship organizations say that they hope that by this time next year, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) will be running as smoothly as a similar, more broad-based program, the Educational Investment Tax Credit (EITC) program.
“We’re sort of stuck in the weeds right now, but hopefully in a year, things will smooth out,” said Ida Lipman of the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia.
Senate Releases Critical Report of For-Profit Colleges
Submitted by thenotebook on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 14:35 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
The Notebook has a content-sharing agreement with Education Week, where this piece originally appeared. The report is a scathing critique of for-profit colleges, pointing out, for instance, that some spend more on recruiting than on instruction and that many students leave with high debt and no degrees.
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After a two-year investigation of for-profit colleges, a Senate committee released a report Sunday critical of the sector's practices, described as often putting business concerns above students' interests.
Questioning the real worth of college
Submitted by Samantha Byles on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 17:03 | Permalink
I haven’t graduated from college just yet, but the stories told in the Inquirer’s series “Struggling for Work: The Broken Dreams of a New Generation” have overwhelmed me.
According to the series, students in Pennsylvania carry an average debt of more than $28,000 by graduation.
I am now facing outstanding student loans of $17,000 to $22,000, and counting. I have six classes remaining – a total of 19 credits -- to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Temple University’s School of Communications.
¿Están listos para la universidad?
por Connie Langland con Samantha Byles Posted in Verano 2012 Edition | Permalink
Con un aumento en costos, asistir y completar una carrera universitaria es ahora más difícil que nunca, y por eso muchos estudiantes dudan si vale la pena el esfuerzo.
Getting ready for college: Questions and answers
by Connie Langland, with Samantha Byles Posted in Summer 2012 Edition | Permalink
With costs soaring, getting to and through college is more difficult now than ever, and that has many students skeptical about whether it’s even worth the effort.
The Notebook wanted to offer practical information and advice on how students can successfully navigate the college-going process. To do that, we talked to two local college placement experts, Thomas Butler and Karen Campbell, asking them questions that high school students may have.
I’m not sure college is really for me. Why do you think it is?
National youth town hall comes to Bodine
Submitted by Will Treece on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 16:02 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Students at Bodine High School for International Affairs learned life lessons from experts at a youth town hall on Thursday.
The BEM (Believe Every Moment) Foundation has embarked on a national campaign to foster dialogue between “at-risk” students and community leaders. The town hall at Bodine is one of 12 assemblies the BEM Foundation is facilitating around the country.
Getting geared up for college
Submitted by Benjamin Herold on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 13:24 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Across the city, it's a big week for helping Philadelphia students get to college:
Three District students win $5,000 scholarships
Submitted by Avi Wolfman-Arent on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 11:42 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
In the darkest of fiscal climates, three Philadelphia high school seniors have received an unexpected dose of good news. Each will receive a $5,000 college scholarship as part of Sun Life Financial’s Rising Star Awards Program.
Quicktakes: What happens when you leave college without a degree, but with student debt?
Interviews and photos by Benjamin Herold Posted in Summer 2011 Edition | Permalink
Please click this PDF to read responses from four former students.
District programs for college readiness
by Wendy Harris Posted in Summer 2011 Edition | Permalink
The School District of Philadelphia uses a number of state and federal grants to support programs at its middle and comprehensive high schools around college access and readiness. These grants include:
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