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  • 'Helicopter parents' have a hard time cutting apron strings
    August 15, 2010 - Jessica Bliss THE TENNESSEAN
    As a recruiter at a health-care company, Beth Minter has little tolerance for job candidates with so-called helicopter parents. As a mom, however, she used to hover with the best of them. For years, Minter, a staffing director at Emdeon, was involved in all her son's major decisions. She helped him choose summer camps, explore his extracurricular activities and select all his academic classes. Then he went off to college at the University of the South in Sewanee where, without mom's input, Jeb Bryan created his own class schedule.
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  • Are students, parents too connected?
    August 5, 2010 - Angie Leventis Lourgos Chicago Tribune
    Nineteen-year-old Taylor Matichak calls her mom several times a day, in between the flurry of text messages they send one another discussing academics, social life or just daily chit-chat. Though the sophomore at the University of Missouri in Columbia spends most of the year more than 300 miles from her family's Plainfield home, the distance seems to evaporate with technology. "I like it because we can stay close," said the teen, who says she initiates most of the calls and texts.
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  • Taking baby steps toward a 529 plan
    August 2, 2010 - Lori Johnston savingforcollege.com
    Some states want to help you celebrate your new baby. They're connecting early with parents, using giveaways, contests and other efforts to promote opening a 529 plan now and not waiting until preschool or later.
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  • Parenting 101: When to let go
    August 2, 2010 - Suzanne Perez Tobias The Wichita Eagle
    Time was, seeing a child off to college meant dropping him at orientation; helping him lug stuff on move-in day; buying sheets, textbooks and maybe a mini-fridge; saying goodbye and sending money. Not anymore. Today's universities are facing — and, in most cases, welcoming — parents who are much more involved in their children's lives than in previous generations.
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  • College orientation is emphasized more and even involves some parents
    July 19, 2010 - Bonnie Miller Robin Chicago Tribune
    CHICAGO — A generation ago, college orientation was a perfunctory affair, lasting little more than a day. The focus was on registering for classes and buying textbooks. If parents were needed at all, it was primarily for their wallets. Now, universities are putting more emphasis on this annual ritual than ever before, hoping that time and energy expended during the summer will boost student success and avert problems during the school year.
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  • Federal loans start July 1
    June 10, 2010 - Icess Fernandez Shreveport Times
    On July 1, there will be a new way for college students and parents to apply for loans. The process is to make everything easier and to help students manage their debts better after graduation. But before students, both new and returning, can receive funds there are some things to know. Read more »
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  • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 17th, 2010
    May 4, 2010 - 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, 2010, 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:
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  • Don't Get Sick on Campus
    May 1, 2010 - Mary Pilon The Wall Street Journal
    Lawmakers were busy this spring passing legislation that addresses two of the biggest financial issues facing young adults: health care and education. Among other things, the recent health-care overhaul allows people to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26, while new financial aid rules will permit some people to repay student loans based on their incomes. Read more »
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  • Are 529 Plans About to Become Less Risky?
    April 28, 2010 - AnnaMaria Andriotis Smartmoney.com
    More safety features could be on the way for 529 college savings plans. On April 20, the House of Representatives passed the Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act of 2009, which would allow families to invest money for college in an account that's within a 529 plan but also insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Read more »
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  • Bank of Mom and Dad Shuts Amid White-Collar Struggle
    April 5, 2010 - Mary Pilon The Wall Street Journal
    FAIRFIELD, Conn.—When Maurice Johnson was laid off a year ago from his six-figure salary as a managing director at GE Capital, it wasn't his future he was worried about. It was his children's.
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