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Between 2013 and 2014, Moody’s downgraded three dozen colleges

  cc license, flickr photo by Tom Magliery (mag3737) "Down" Over the past year, Moody's has downgraded around the financial ratings for about three dozen colleges. Given the financial state of higher education, this shouldn't be terribly surprising.
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More from the “College is Worth It” Files

  image on cc license from flickr user Elmira College  This week brought two new articles defending the fact that college is worth the investment.
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2014 Payscale Ranking of College Education Return on Investment

  image by flickr user 401(K)2012, cc licenseConsider higher education an investment in your student's future? Then Payscale.com has a must-read ranking list just for you. 
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Questions to Ask your Campus about Security

  For a multitude of reasons, campus security is important both to college parents and college students. Knowing this, College Parents of America previously put together an article on how to navigate media articles on campus security, and key tools and how to evaluate campus security data. 
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Increasing Access & Transparency in College Refund Policies for Student Withdrawal

IntroductionA sad truth of higher education is that not every student will graduate.
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Increasing Access & Transparency in College Refund Policies for Student Withdrawal

 pic from flickr user Tax CreditsIntroduction
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Annual Payscale Ranking of College Education Return on Investment

Consider higher education an investment in your student's future? Then Payscale.com has a must-read ranking list just for you. This week, Payscale.com released its annual College Education Return on Investment Rankings. This ranking shows how much one would expect to get in return for the money it costs to get an undergraduate degree from a particular college.  This year's top perfomers:
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New Year’s Resolutions for College Parents – and Their College Students

New Year is often the time for new beginnings.  Fortunately, for college students, the new year also often brings a new semester with its fresh start as well.  We offer here 10 New Year’s resolutions for college parents and 10 resolutions for you to pass on to your college student.  Enjoy your fresh start – and make this a great year for you and your college student!
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Families Figuring Out How To Pay For College – NPR’s Talk of the Nation

"It's decision time for high school seniors who've applied to college and received acceptance letters. And as tuition levels rise, especially at top-level private schools, a growing number of financial experts are warning students to steer clear of student loan debt." -- NPR, Talk of the Nation, March 31, 2011.
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Should My Student Join An Honor Society And How To Choose One?

I was at Florida State University recently and was walking through the student union after wrapping up a lunch meeting.  I was a bit surprised, and honestly proud, to notice a student who was standing alone and reading his invitation to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS).  At first I thought I should keep walking but after a few steps further I knew I couldn’t pass up the chance to congratulate him.

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