EDITORIAL: Find new funding for scholarships

Hammond City Councilman Anthony Higgs is sort of right, but mostly wrong, to try to cut off casino funding for College Bound.

Community leaders and government host college aid night

GARY | U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, and Gary Community Schools Corporation Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt will join the U.S. Department of Education and 10 local colleges and universities to highlight financial aid resources offered by the federal government …

Tallian seeks to expand opportunities for adult learners

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosier adults returning to school could access more financial aid and other resources under a plan announced Tuesday by the Indiana Skills2Compete Coalition and endorsed by state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes.

Making informed choices about college financial aid

Getting into college is hard enough. Paying for it? That can be even more intimidating.

PNC Financial Aid Weekend Feb. 25 & 26

Purdue University North Central

Fill out financial aid form on College Goal Sunday

HAMMOND | Applying for financial aid to attend college is not complex.

Financial aid workshop offered free at PSC

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Submitting a completed and accurate Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the first and most important step in obtaining financial aid.

College Goal Sunday set for Feb. 12

Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at 13 Ivy Tech Community College campuses around the state, including the DeLaGarza campus in East Chicago, to help college-bound students and their families obtain financial assistance during College Goal Sunday, set for 2 p.m. Feb. 12.

EDITORIAL: Dollars for scholars, not politically connected

When Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed the legislators' college scholarship last week, he lashed out against the program.

EDITORIAL: Some homework for College Bound

The College Bound program in Hammond holds great promise in attracting and retaining homeowners in Hammond and in boosting the educational attainment level, which is so important in economic development efforts.

10 more National Merit Scholars named

Ten local students are among more than 2,900 winners of National Merit Scholarship Awards financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Today's announcement is the third this year by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

More legislators agree to suspend scholarships

SPRINGFIELD | State lawmakers are again pushing to abolish General Assembly scholarships, and more are pledging not to hand them out this year to students as a cost-saving measure.