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Church Workers Not Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
Church Workers Not Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
Church Workers Not Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
Did you know that if you got through college and/or seminary on federally guaranteed student loans, and went into any kind of ministry or church work after graduation, you have been cut out of the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program? We didn't either, but it's true, and church leaders all over the country are concerned and protesting the change.
Obama Waives National Test Requirements – Too Many Kids Failing
Obama Waives National Test Requirements – Too Many Kids Failing
Obama Waives National Test Requirements – Too Many Kids Failing
State and local education officials have been begging the federal government for relief from student testing mandates in the federal No Child Left Behind law, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan has heard their cry, with a waiver system that will give schools and states a break.