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Daniel Bennett recently analyzed the educational subsidies in the proposed federal budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Bennett focuses on programs aimed at particular minorities and, using demographic statistics and poverty rates, compares the funding of various groups...

The New York Times reports on cutbacks made to loan forgiveness programs: From Kentucky to Iowa to California, loan forgiveness programs are on the chopping block...

Last month, we blogged about the ways the recession is accelerating positive changes in higher education, specifically by forcing universities to become more efficient and accountable in light of falling financial support. It didn’t take long for schools to come to the same realization...

We’ve been writing recently about secular trends that are impacting higher education. The following analysis further explores some of the data that underlie the rise in tuition prices and increase in financial aid...

USA Today recently editorialized on plans to scrap the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FEEL) and replace it with direct government loans...

We talk a lot on this blog about the changes we’d like to see in the world of higher education. In particular, we frequently discuss our view that spiraling college costs stem in part from the availability of aid without accountability...

Economist Uwe Reinhardt* writes in the New York Times about changes being proposed to the system of federally subsidized student loans. In particular, he highlights the unsettling fact that Congress’s attempts to help students have also helped guarantee the profits of big banks...

Our goal at Discover Scholars is to empower students and donors relative to institutions. By increasing accountability and encouraging competition between schools, we believe that higher education will become both more responsive and more affordable...

The Wall Street Journal ran a much talked about article last Friday about the increasing tension between donors and college administrators...

Daniel Dennett and Michael Carter at CCAP blog about innovative approaches to increasing college affordability and access...

It’s been quite a while since we last blogged about what we’ve been up to, so we wanted to give you a brief update. In the last few months, we’ve seen an influx of student applications, as demand for scholarship funding from students is probably as great as it’s ever been...

Bryan Miller, author of the blog Giving in a digital world: Digital fundraising thoughts and news, had some interesting thoughts about DiscoverScholars.org recently...

DiscoverScholars.org Named Finalist in Mashable’s Open Web Awards Innovative scholarship organization moves closer to prestigious Web 2.0 award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jonathan Bydlak December 8, 2008 (202) 470-6782 ARLINGTON, VA - DiscoverScholars.org, a non-profit organization...

It’s been a while since we’ve blogged about our progress — so much has been going on that we’ve fallen behind with our blogging! Most noteworthy at the moment is that DiscoverScholars.org has been nominated for best new Non-Profit Cause in the Mashable Open Web Awards...

As tuition costs continue to increase and college enrollment reaches an historic high, various commentators have argued that too many students are attending college in the United States (see further commentary here, here, and here)...

In the last installment of our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th, we wanted to share the shortened YouTube video that we provided with our application. # 17. You may also submit 1 YouTube video (max 30 seconds long) explaining your project. Enter the URL of your YouTube video...

This week, we are featuring our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th. For more background information, start by reading our original post here. In today’s post, we describe how we will measure the success of DiscoverScholars.org. # 15...

This week, we are featuring our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th. For more background information, start by reading our original post here. Below we discuss what is necessary to get DiscoverScholars.org off the ground. # 14...

This week, we are featuring our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th. For more background information, start by reading our original post here. Below we discuss what groups of people benefit most from DiscoverScholars.org. # 13...

This week, we are featuring our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th. For more background information, start by reading our original post here. Below we discuss the problems that DiscoverScholars.org seeks to address. # 12. What problem or issue does your idea address...

This week, we are featuring our responses to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th. For more background information, start by reading our original post here. In today’s post, we describe DiscoverScholars.org to the Google audience. # 10. What one sentence best describes your idea...

On Monday, we submitted DiscoverScholars.org to Google’s Project 10 to the 100th...

We’ve made two changes to the DiscoverScholars.org application that students should be aware of. These changes, as now reflected in our application instructions, are: There now is no application fee for students to apply to DiscoverScholars.org...

One hot-button issue that comes up from time-to-time in political debates is the degree to which children of undocumented or “illegal” immigrant families should get public education funding. Generally, one side contends that public monies should only fund children of U.S...

Prolific author and commentator Gregg Easterbrook urges his readers in a column this week to stop donating to big schools with large endowments: Harvard University just announced it received $651 million in donations in the fiscal year that ended this summer...

After a lot of work, today we unveiled a promotional YouTube video on our website called “Introducing DiscoverScholars.org.”  We wanted the video to be short, sweet, and leave the viewer asking for more. We think it does the trick, and hope that you like it...

Last Monday, we quoted Richard Vedder’s claims that increases in government financial aid often lead to higher student tuition rather than increased affordability...

For those who want to better understand the interaction between higher education and the current financial situation, Dr. Vedder of the Center for College Affordability has some great, thought-provoking comments worth reading...

The Boston Globe (and Jacksonville Business Journal) reported today on a study that explored the effects of students’ debt on their career choices. While few of the findings are surprising, they’re useful for understanding the extent to which high education costs impact students...

This week, the big news has been the troubles in the financial world. Three of the top five investment banks are now out of business, insurance giants are seeking lifelines from the federal government, and the turmoil seems likely to spread to other sectors of the U.S. economy...