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  • Some Tax Tips for Procrastinators
    April 9, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It's getting down to the wire for filing your 2003 federal income tax return. However, if you are planning to take advantage of tax benefits for education, you should know what benefits exist and what changes, if any, have been put in place for the 2003 tax year. There are...
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  • Colleges Can Save Money by Adopting Better Business Practices
    April 2, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It’s not exactly a newsflash that one of the many ways that U.S.-based businesses are gaining productivity – and saving money – is through outsourcing of certain functions. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some colleges and universities, in searching for ways to keep...
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  • Summer Adventures can Light the Path to College or Career
    March 25, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Inevitably, at some point each year there is this question of the moment for you and your 12-to-22-year-old: what should he or she do on summer vacation? One option is a summer adventure. What does that mean? It could mean a life-changing experience that is so different...
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  • Attention All Prospective College Parents: You Are Not Alone
    March 12, 2004 - College Parents of America
    If your teenager is fast approaching the time when he or she will head off to college, and you are lying awake at night with dozens, if not hundreds, of questions, you can take solace in that you are not alone. The harsh reality for you, and millions of people like you, is...
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  • College Cost Issue Addressed, But Much Work Remains
    March 5, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It was "game on" this week when it comes to the issue of addressing college cost, but much remains to be done. The week began with a pleasant Sunday afternoon surprise – an announcement by Harvard President Lawrence Summers that Harvard College would no longer expect a...
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  • We Are Not Alone in Our Desire to Improve College Access and Success
    February 27, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It's gratifying to know that we at College Parents of America are not alone in our desire to improve college access and success. In fact, because so many organizations are devoted to this meeting this challenge, an even greater challenge might be to make sure that we are...
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  • All Students Should be Able to go to College, Regardless of Their Financial Circumstances
    February 20, 2004 - College Parents of America
    College Parents of America is a member of the Student Aid Alliance, a coalition of organizations who believe that all qualified students should be able to go to college, regardless of their financial circumstances. Because the federal government plays such a pivotal role in...
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  • College Success Without the Ivy Trappings
    February 15, 2004 - College Parents of America
    What do Warren Buffett, John Grisham, Colin Powell and Oprah Winfrey have in common? They all attended and graduated from a public college or university in their home state. Warren Buffett, one of the world's richest men, graduated from the University of Nebraska and still...
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  • A First Step Toward A College-Cost Solution
    January 30, 2004 - College Parents of America
    Last week, I wrote about the problem of ever-rising costs for higher education and this week, I promised to provide some proposed solutions. As I gathered my thoughts, I quickly reached one conclusion: it is going to take much more than just a single column for me to cover...
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  • The Post-Enron Rumble: Rolling Toward a Campus Near You
    January 9, 2004 - College Parents of America
    It’s been about two years since the Enron scandal was in full throttle, but the reverberations continue, and have begun to reach the university community. This is a positive development. Not only should all schools – public and private - be financially accountable, they...
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