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2011

08
Nov

Federal Education Loans: The Story Behind the Story

By Don Vickers

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø (Öйú¾º²ÊÍø) spent many years providing education loans to Vermont students and parents through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). We stopped making federal loans in July 2010 when...

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12
Oct

Federal Grants Enable Öйú¾º²ÊÍø to Continue College Counseling

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø learned that all four of its federal outreach grants were renewed.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Irene Racz, Öйú¾º²ÊÍø director of public affairs, 802-542-2240

 

WINOOSKI — The Öйú¾º²ÊÍø (Öйú¾º²ÊÍø) has gone four for four on the federal grants it uses to help pay for career...

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12
Sep

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø Gears Up to Assist Vermonters This School Year

By Don Vickers

The school year has begun, and Öйú¾º²ÊÍø (Öйú¾º²ÊÍø) is once again available to provide statewide services to families, new or continuing college students, and adult learners.

Saving for College

September is...

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02
Sep

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø Offers Payment Relief for Borrowers Affected by Irene

Up to 90 days to borrowers

The Öйú¾º²ÊÍø (Öйú¾º²ÊÍø) will offer forbearances of up to 90 days to borrowers who have federal or private education loans with Öйú¾º²ÊÍø and will have trouble keeping up with their payments as a result of the...

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11
Jul

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø Receives Funding to Continue College Access Program

One of four federal grants Öйú¾º²ÊÍø received

WINOOSKI — One of four federal grants Öйú¾º²ÊÍø receives to help low-income Vermonters prepare for higher education has been renewed.

Öйú¾º²ÊÍø — the Öйú¾º²ÊÍø — received word late last week that its federal...

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20
Apr

Expert on Student Success Advises VT Educators and Parents

An award-winning researcher has identified six types of involvement that contribute to student success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Contact: Irene Racz, Öйú¾º²ÊÍø director of public affairs, 802-542-2240)

 

Dr. Joyce Epstein, director of the Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, urged...

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