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Cancel All Student Debt

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 18, 2021

by Andre Perry Renowned education reformer Horace Mann said in 1848, “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men — the balance wheel of the social…

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On Average, College Grads in Mich. Saddled With $29,583 in Debt

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 21, 2014 0

by Gretchen Wright STUDENT DEBT LEVELS for newly minted bachelor’s degrees continue to rise, but how high varies greatly by state and by college, according to a new report from the Project on Student Debt at The Institute for College…

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EDITORIAL: Additional Money For Michigan Universities Should Fund Increased Student Financial Aid

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 1, 2014 0

DR. MARY SUE Coleman has been asking Governor Rick Snyder for additional funding with admirable tenacity. He is proposing an $80.3 million dollar increase. Dr. Coleman undoubtedly hopes that the University of Michigan will receive a large…

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Since 2005 U of M Financial Aid Spending Up 1.8 Percent While Tuition & Fees Revenue Up 50 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 10, 2014 0

STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO the University of Michigan dropped from $320,662,000 in 2005 to a projected $279,108,700 in 2014, a loss of a total of 12.9 percent over the past descade—some $41.5 million dollars. Drops in state appropriations to…