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...camps can cut such deals. Because of NCAA regulations, many sports camps cannot give any type of financial aid to campers in high school because they are considered potential recruits. Sports camps, which are often held on a college campus and run by college coaches, have limited options to avoid economy-related enrollment drop-offs. Charlie Hoeveler, who runs U.S. Sports/Nike camps in 49 states (sorry, South Dakota) and Puerto Rico, says he braced for the worst when he saw the early enrollment numbers this year. (Read "Stimulus Sparks a Summer Jobs' Comeback...
...runaway college costs on one end and a dismal economic outlook on the other. The Obama Administration is trying to lessen the pressure on aspiring students in ways both big and small. Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a plan to simplify the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) - the form to apply for federal dollars - cutting at least 20% of the questions and making it easier to fill out online. For months now, Duncan has discussed the possibility of making Pell Grants an entitlement or guaranteed benefit like Social Security that would be protected from annual budget...
...destroyed in crashes (the tapes melted in fire), they were moved in 1965 from their original position in the landing wells to the rear of the plane - the area most likely to survive an impact. That same year, they were also required to be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility. (Watch TIME's video of the rescue of US Airways Flight...
...Incomes in this inner city neighborhood are low, violence sometimes high, but Long Beach boasts one of the best urban school districts in the nation and Sokhoeun is one of the stars. A 4.35 GPA honor student, Sokhoeun has been admitted to UC Irvine and has received a financial aid award of $13,000, which includes a Cal Grant of $3,500. The daughter of parents who fled the Khmer Rouge, she views education as "the social ladder to success and respect" and is determined to be the first in her family to finish college...
...University of California, Sokhoeun needs every penny of financial aid she can find. And that aid is almost certain to be cut in the coming round of budget slashing. The Cal Grant program is on the chopping block as Gov. Schwarzenegger proposes the elimination of grants for incoming freshman and the gradual phasing out of the program. Now Sokhoeun and thousands of outstanding students - the human capital for California's future economic growth - stand to see their dreams dashed...