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  Overcoming Obstacles When Applying for Federal Financial Aid

  We asked John B. King, Former United States Secretary of Education and CEO of the Education Trust, for some advice on what obstacles students might face when applying for college and how they can graduate successfully with less debt.

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  How Parents and Schools Can Provide Students With Education on Personal Finance

  For the sake of our children and for the good of our economy, let’s teach personal finance like these kids’ futures depend on it — because they do.

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  College Student Turns Passion into Bright Career

  A young female entrepreneur turned the family trade of beekeeping into a profitable business that allows corporations to give back.

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  Early Support Increases Students’ Likelihood of Success

  Advisory programs like the College Success Foundation begin working with students in middle school to prepare them for high school, college and beyond.

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  Finding the Best-Fit College for Students of All Backgrounds

  For low-income students and students of color, racial and economic inequality adds an extra challenge to choosing the right school.

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  Developing the Skills You Need for Career Success

  Identifying and developing skills for career readiness can help students graduate with a strong profile that makes employers take notice.

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  7 Tips to Help Pay for College

  When it comes to paying for college, you have a lot of options for grants and scholarships if you are willing to put in the hard work to research and apply to them.

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  How Teachers and Counselors Can Personalize Lessons to Prepare Students for Careers and College

  Teachers and school counselors need to address the wide variety of interests in their classrooms when teaching students how to plan for careers and college after high school.

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  On Making the Next Generation a More Informed Workforce

  Education and career decisions are not one-size-fits-all, yet many students emerge from their secondary schooling without a big-picture view of their options.

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  New Tools to Combat Harmful Drinking Habits on Campus

  Many incoming college students see drinking as a rite of passage. What can schools, parents and communities do to tackle the problem?  

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