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  • Having your college student home for Winter Break
    January 6, 2012 - Amy Buckman 6ABC News
    January 6, 2012 (WPVI) -- There's a new dynamic at the Buckman House right now, as my oldest son, Jason, is home for his first college Winter Break. Since we dropped him off in Pittsburgh for football camp in mid-August, he's been on his own and we've gotten used to having one fewer Buckman Boy in the house. Now, it's back to old times... Sort of. Not really.
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  • College Must-Have: Insurance for Your Student
    November 28, 2011 - Vanessa Richardson Fox Business
    College kids may be young and fearless, but that doesn't mean they're immune to illness, theft or even lawsuits. To be sure, student insurance coverage is as important a decision to make as course curriculum and perhaps a monthly allowance. But what types of insurance do your children need?
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  • Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network
    September 1, 2011 - Ideas Network Wisconsin Public Radio
    College students are moving in for the new school year, but some parents may not be emotionally ready for it. On August 31, 2011 Vicky Nelson, Editor of College Parents of America, talks to Joy Cardin, Ideas Network on Wisconsin Public Radio about the role of the parent, whether "helicopter parenting" is a good idea and how to deal with the empty nest when kids move out.   Listen to the interview:
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  • Tuition protection
    August 1, 2011 - Mark Williams The Columbus Dispatch
    Parents, worried that the check they wrote for $5,000 — or likely more — to cover this fall’s college tuition and room and board is akin to gambling, now have a safeguard against potential losses if things don’t work out. It is called tuition insurance, and it typically allows parents to recover some of their money if their child becomes sick or gets injured and has to withdraw from school. In some cases, policies kick in if, for example, there is a death in the family.
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  • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS 2011
    May 6, 2011 - College Parents of America
    Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Board Directors of College Parents of America will be held in Phoenix, Arizona through Conference Call on May 17th, 2011, 9:00 o’clock, Arizona Time. The Annual Meeting of College Parents of America members shall be held for the purpose of transacting such business as may come before the meeting: The Agenda will review the following topics: 1. Restatement of mission and purpose of Corporation
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  • Internships.com and College Parents of America Partner to Launch College Internship Solution
    February 22, 2011 - Financial Content
    February 15, 2011 -- Internships.com, the world's largest internship marketplace, has partnered with College Parents of America, the nation's only membership organization of current and future college parents, to inform college students and parents about the benefits of experiential education.
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  • For parents, good communication is key when kids leave the nest
    January 31, 2011 - Erin Hill Perry Detroit Free Press
    As high school seniors choose the colleges they'll attend this fall, many parents are finding that a Relationships 101 course is not only a good idea, it's required.  Teresa Cowan, 44, of Detroit took a crash course. When her son, Cassly Sullen III, left for Prairie View A&M in Texas a year and a half ago, she was excited to see him grow up, but nervous about him leaving home.
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  • College Parents of America re-launches collegeparents.org to better serve college families
    January 25, 2011 - CBS Money Watch
    January 24, 2011 -- College Parents of America, the nation's only membership organization of current and future college families, officially announced the re-launch of its website at www.collegeparents.org.Founded in 1997, the mission of College Parents of America is to assist parents on what is desirable and possible in terms of the successful preparation, transition, adjustment and completion through college. The organization provides it members with valuable and unique benefits. These include:
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  • Athletic fee a big cost for college students
    October 25, 2010 - Daniel de Vise Washington Post
    Of the $9,855 in undergraduate tuition and fees charged to Virginia residents this academic year by Longwood University in Farmville, $2,022 - about one-fifth - covers a single fee for athletics.
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  • Parenting, Part II: First weeks can be tough for college kids
    September 28, 2010 - Kim Painter USA Today
    A couple million sets of U.S. parents just realized a dream: They sent sons and daughters off to colleges. Most immediately set their sights on a new dream: attending graduation ceremonies at those colleges. But right about now, some are getting the first clues that might not happen. A few know it won't — because their kids have already dropped out.
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