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  • It's the Skills That Count: Helping Your Kids Acquire the Skills Employers Want
    By Bill Coplin
    July 18, 2004 - College Parents of America
    One of the great fears parents have about college education is that after all the time and expense, their son or daughter will have skills that are unmarketable, or he or she will be underemployed after graduation. I'm accustomed to people expecting me to provide them with...
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  • Military Families Deserve Better from the States
    July 4, 2004 - College Parents of America
    These are challenging times for members of today's military. Not only are service men and women being called upon for extended combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, those on the home front are being asked to lengthen their careers and, in some cases, even being called back...
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  • What does Advocacy Mean at College Parents of America?
    June 18, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Today's column is a reality check. Those of us who live inside the Beltway can tend, at times, to get caught up in our own echo chamber, so I wanted to make sure it was clear to you what our advocacy efforts on your behalf are all about.
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  • Parents Have Changed and Schools Are Adjusting
    June 11, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It will be twenty-nine years ago this fall when a rusting 1968 Pontiac Bonneville, packed with polyester clothes, flannel sheets and a used IBM selectric typewriter, moved without hesitation up Chicago's Lakeshore Drive, the last leg of the move-in trip to college for this...
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  • Financial Aid 101
    By Wachovia
    June 11, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Welcome to Wachovia’s Financial Aid 101 Once you know that your child is college-bound, it's time to learn more about covering education expenses. College Parents of America and Educaid, Wachovia Education Finance, make it easy.
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  • How to Help Prevent Your Child From Becoming A Music Pirate
    June 4, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Readers of this column are well aware that for months I have been concentrating on core issues related to the current and future college parent experience, issues of academic preparation for, admissions to and financing of higher education. Today it is time for a musical...
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  • Hearing on College Access and Opportunity Act is a Good First Step, But Journey to Reauthorization Will Be Long
    June 1, 2004 - College Parents of America
    When it comes to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, get ready for a long wait. At least that is my mid-May read after getting a chance to testify earlier this week before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Both what happened in the...
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  • There are Many Different Ways to Invest for College, But 529 Plans Offer Some of the Best Benefits
    May 28, 2004 - College Parents of America
    While most of you are in the midst of paying for college today, or will be very soon, there are also some of you who have younger children and, therefore, time to invest for college. Or you may have grandchildren soon, and you could be looking for ways to help pay for their...
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  • A Tribute to Moms
    May 3, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Our recent online surveys of current and future college parents confirm what we suspected: the majority of our members and supporters at College Parents of America are women, especially among those of you who are actively engaged in our group. As you might have guessed from...
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  • U.S. Reps. Boehner and McKeon Preview the "College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004"
    April 23, 2004 - College Parents of America
    On Thursday, April 22, 2004, I joined other leaders in the higher education community for an invitation-only briefing on Capitol Hill, during which the leadership of the House Education and Workforce Committee outlined their plan to soon drop a bill that will reauthorize...
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