With college tuition ever-increasing, it’s no wonder financial aid—and access to it – is growing in importance. Student loans get a lot of (deserved) attention, but grants are important too. The three graphs below show average grant aid broken down by type: federal, state and local, and institutional (funded by the college, e.g. tuition discounts) at public four year, public two year, and privaContinue Reading »

The Grio Reporting on One Parent’s Felony Conviction for Trying to Get Her Children Into a Better School: “Kelley Williams-Bolar, 40, was convicted of records tampering on Saturday of using her father’s address on school forms to get tuition-free enrollment for her two daughters.  …Williams-Bolar and her father, who was accused of helping her deceive officials in the Continue Reading »