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Oct 15, 2008 - Texas Tuition: Prepay Today Texas State Controller Susan Combs recently announced the arrival of a new, prepaid tuition plan - the Texas Tuition Promise Fund. (Adventures In Education)
Aug 22, 2008 - Text Messaging-"KIT" when back in school Call it a sign of the times. "Texting," as a means of communication, has become increasingly popular, and some use it even more frequently than picking up the phone to have an actual conversation. So what has made text messaging so popular? According to a recent survey, the following are the leading reasons why. (Adventures In Education)
Aug 21, 2008 - College: How much money do you think you need for your first year? Most likely, being that you are headed off to school in a week or so, your tuition, room and board, possibly a new computer, books, and transportation have all been paid for. So how much additional money do you think is needed to survive your first semester, or furthermore, your first year? (Adventures In Education)
Jul 29, 2008 - Over $20B being spent on 2008 back-to-school shopping Do you feel like you may be spending more than usual on your child's back-to-school expenses this year? You're not alone. (Adventures In Education)
Jul 2, 2008 - Ways To Help Your Child Become Financially Literate Research continues to show that the younger you start educating your child about managing money, the better. This practice will likely enable them to make informed financial decisions as an adult. Naturally, there are several ways to do this. (Adventures In Education)
Jun 24, 2008 - Do good credit cards for college students really exist? If used wisely, a student credit card is a good way to build your credit history while you are in school. (Adventures In Education)
Jun 13, 2008 - Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 College Admissions Test Dates Announced Dates for the SAT and ACT college admissions tests have been announced for the Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 school year. (Adventures In Education)
Jan 21, 2008 - Top Issue For D.C. Schools? Parents. Seven in 10 D.C. residents believe the city's public schools are performing inadequately, with the lack of parental involvement still cited as the biggest problem facing the nearly 50,000-student system, a Washington Post poll has found. (Washington Post)