OHIO MAKES STRIDES IN TACKLING RISING COLLEGE COSTS

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A college education is one of the biggest financial investment most families will make. As we begin a new year, the reforms set in place in 2015 by Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio Legislature will help make a college education more affordable.

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7 Things You Need Before You Fill Out the FAFSA

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If you need financial aid to help you pay for college, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). The 2016–17 FAFSA is available on January 1, 2016, at 12 a.m. Central Time. You should fill it out (for FREE) on the official government site, fafsa.gov.

More Grads Have ‘Excessive’ Debt

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The growing public focus on student loan debt in recent years has been driven by some numbers that really matter (like the passing of the $1 trillion threshold in the amount of total outstanding loan debt) and some that are less meaningful (anecdotal reports about the occasional baristas who accumulated $120,000 in debt, an outlier level when the average is about a quarter of that).

Pizza Hut hopes to ‘unbox’ college options for workers

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Employment, Higher Education

Pizza Hut, part of a fast-food industry that has faced steady criticism about “McJobs” that lack advancement options, is launching a program to help employees and their family members get a college education.

Success in the New Economy

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Life-skills classes help students thrive Students with autism aided through Defiance College program

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The ASD Affinity Program helps its nine participants overcome obstacles that might stand between them and a college degree. It is among a growing number of initiatives offered by colleges to provide support to students with autism.