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New Loan Rule from Trump Administration Leaves Key Degrees Off ‘Professional’ List

New loan rule from Trump administration leaves key degrees off ‘professional’ list A federal policy overhaul tied to President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is poised to reshape how graduate students finance their education.  As Newsweek reports, the U.S. Department of Education is adopting a new framework that limits how much students can borrow based on whether their degree qualifies as “professional.” The shift could significantly reduce available aid […]

todayNovember 26, 2025 11

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Georgia borrowers carry second-highest student loan debt in the nation

Georgia borrowers carry some of the nation’s highest student loan debt Georgia’s college students continue to shoulder some of the heaviest loan burdens in the country, according to a new national review of student financial stress. The report details the results of a survey from the Education Data Initiative, it included more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The findings show that the average Georgia borrower owes $42,226, the second-highest […]

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Georgia Senate Committee offers recommendations to support youth aging out of foster care

Georgia Senate Committee offers recommendations to support youth aging out of foster care The Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care held its final meeting on Friday and presented recommendations to improve how children transition out of the foster care system into adulthood. Around 700 young people age out of Georgia’s foster care system every year, and they lose access to resources, […]

todayNovember 25, 2025 25 3

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Elementary Schools in Savannah-Chatham Will Begin Random Contraband Screenings

Elementary Schools in Savannah-Chatham Will Begin Random Contraband Screenings The Savannah-Chatham County Public School District has expanded its random contraband inspections to include all elementary schools, a policy shift officials say is intended to address safety concerns among younger students. According to reporting from the Savannah Morning News, the district has long required random searches in middle and high schools under its student code of conduct. This school year, the […]

todayNovember 21, 2025 26

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Penny Elkins named Mercer University’s first woman president, succeeding William Underwood in 2026

Penny Elkins named Mercer University’s first woman president, succeeding William Underwood in 2026 The first woman president of Mercer University will succeed the current president, William D. Underwood, on Jan. 1, 2026.  The Mercer board of trustees unanimously elected Penny L. Elkins on Nov. 14 as the 19th president of the institution, according to a news release. “To be called and entrusted to lead the institution that so profoundly shaped […]

todayNovember 18, 2025 24 3

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Atlanta Gets Emergency Millions, Rural Georgia Gets Shuttered Daycares

Parents are scrambling to find childcare for their children during the federal government shutdown due to childcare services not receiving federal funding. Diane Rogers, the executive director of Action Pact, said they had to close 15 early childhood education facilities due to not receiving federal funds that were supposed to be paid on Nov. 1. Action Pact is a Head Start provider in rural, southeast Georgia. They asked for a […]

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