By Ann Lloyd of StudentSavingsGuide.com The goal of every parent is for their child to have a better life and live in a better world than they did. The unfortunate truth is that this often requires money. Luckily, there are plenty of ways every parent on every budget can help their child become financially independent […]

High school and college students in the Chicagoland area are a little closer to graduation thanks to support from Ardeo Education Solutions. Ardeo team members volunteered at the Companies That Care Annual Golf Outing on Sept. 17. The event supports their AIM High Program, which helps low-income students earn a college degree. Of those who […]

Abigail W. knows better than anyone the life-changing impact of a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). It all started her first year of college. Abigail knew she wanted to dedicate her life to helping others, but she didn’t feel her college was setting her up to do that. She decided to find an institution that […]

Can college-going be less risky without being ‘free’? asks an Education Week article published in August. Yes, it can. All it takes are two things: Innovative colleges and universities. A powerful promise. How can innovative colleges and universities use a powerful promise to make college-going less risky? Our story starts in the 1990s with a […]

“I already knew that’s the place for me. It was just a matter of how in the world was I going to be able to get there?” Jacquelyn, a kindergarten teaching aid, did not know how she would be able to attend the college of her dreams. The cost was holding her back, and she […]