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  • 2004 Promises to be a Big Year for College Parents of America
    January 2, 2004 - College Parents of America
    The recipe has been written and the ingredients are in place. A team has been assembled here in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of the Nation’s Capital. With the support of our founder and chairman, Doug Laughlin, we are ready to make 2004 the year in which College...
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  • 'TWAS THE COLLEGE PARENT'S WEEK AFTER XMAS
    December 27, 2003 - College Parents of America
    'Twas the week after Christmas, when all through the houseNot a student home from college was stirring, not a laptop nor mouse; The dirty clothing was flung in the mudroom with care,In hopes that Mom, the laundress, soon would be there; The younger siblings were nestled all...
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  • Footsteps to Follow
    December 5, 2003 - College Parents of America
    He is the son of a shipyard worker. He will be a first-generation college student from a hard-working family in an old industrial town. He dreams of becoming a lawyer and, someday, serving in Congress. He is, in short, the American dream.
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  • The Twelve Days of Christmas for Current College Parents
    December 5, 2003 - College Parents of America
    For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don't end with a partridge and a pear tree. In fact, the year-end holidays don't seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between the last day of...
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  • The Twelve Days of Christmas for Current College Parents
    December 5, 2003 - College Parents of America
    For current college parents, the twelve days of Christmas don't end with a partridge and a pear tree. In fact, the year-end holidays don't seem to end at all. Increasingly, colleges and universities are scheduling longer and longer periods of time between the last day of...
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  • Using the Tax Code to Promote College Affordability
    October 31, 2003 - College Parents of America
    Two tax bills were introduced in Congress this month, one of them earlier today, which are intended to make higher education more accessible and affordable for America’s families. The first bill, authored on October 7 by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), and co-sponsored by...
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  • Understanding University Success
    October 24, 2003 - College Parents of America
    At College Parents of America, we strive to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy. While many of my recent columns have centered around some of the key advocacy issues that we are focusing on – to serve you – here in Washington,...
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  • College Parents as 'Informed Consumers'
    October 12, 2003 - College Parents of America
    An "informed consumer" group is exactly what we are hoping to create here at College Parents of America. On a micro level, we are committed to providing you the information resources that you need to make sure that your children are academically prepared for college, and...
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  • A Bigger Tax Break on Tuition for College
    October 10, 2003 - College Parents of America
    Who wants more tax breaks? Everybody. Who deserves a greater tax break on the cost of college tuition? All current and future college parents and that means you, the members of College Parents of America. One of our greatest priorities in the coming months will be to push...
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  • THE PATH TO INFLUENCE
    October 3, 2003 - College Parents of America
    Last week, in this column, I wrote about the upcoming “road to reauthorization” for the Higher Education Act, certain provisions of which are already being considered in the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Boehner of Ohio.
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