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VT Edition: VSAC’s future
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with VSAC President Don Vickers and Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Becky Supiano about how federal legislation could impact the agency.VPR News
Legislation could force VSAC to scale back
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The U.S. House approved a bill on Thursday revamping federal college financial assistance and boosting the amount of money going to students.VPR News
VSAC says loan programs are stable
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The leader of state’s key institution for student loans says the organization is going through changes in the current financial climate but that it has a solid financial base.VPR News
VT Edition: VSAC President Don Vickers on the cost of college
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with VSAC President Don Vickers about comparing financial aid packages, and strategies for covering the cost of college.Vermont Edition
Financial aid and paying for college
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As financial aid decisions are on the horizon for many families, we talk with the head of VSAC about paying for college, and how Vermont’s key student assistance organization is fairing in the financial markets. Also, how Calvin Coolidge capaigned (or didn’t) for the presidency, and a food hub may help keep growing food manufacturers local.Vermont Edition
It’s a Google world out there
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How Google has changed our expectations for quick access to information and methods of sharing data, and how it’s stretched our thinking around digital privacy. Also, the why the state extends "moral obligation debt" to some important institutions; and an essayist is suspicious of all the ways he’s being watched.VPR News
Interview: VSAC’s Don Vickers on federal student loan rates
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Good new for anyone trying to pay off their student loans-with this year’s annual reset, the federal rate went down. And for families trying to plan for college, the rate for new borrowers will also decrease. Don Vickers, President of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation tells VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb about the rates.VPR News
Morning Newscast: May 9, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont’s prime student loan agency says it has avoided that upheaval because it’s struck a deal with a bank for $390 million in financing. This weekend at Mill River Union High School, middle school students will be presenting Robert Frost’s work on stage in an original, multimedia adaptation called "Frost Rimes.”VPR News