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This College Student is Ready to Take on Detroit

The former intern at the U.S. House of Representatives also wants to make sure poor people in Detroit aren’t displaced by the city’s rapid gentrification. She plans to pursue community policing to build bridges between law enforcement and the community. And she’s spoken of developing more programs for the city’s youth and making more recreational centers, parks, and after-school programs available to them.

Economista: Alternative Ways to Pay For College

Even after exhausting all the well-known avenues to help pay for college – scholarships, grants, advanced placement (AP) courses, dreaded loans, mom, dad, aunty, and your fourth cousin twice removed – getting adequate financing for school can be as elusive as finding Big Foot. But there are some alternative approaches that may help to cover costs while you earn your degree. Check them out:

The Do’s & Don’ts of Paying for College

College financing has changed since you went to school. In light of the dismal job prospects that await many debt-laden grads it’s clear that today’s students and their parents must think strategically about ways to pay for college. Here are some do’s and don’ts that may help you.

MoneyTips for New College Grads

When Sharece Hall, 25, was a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she, like many college students, didn’t have a financial plan.

College Not Closing Wealth Gap for Blacks

Surprisingly, the research finds that blacks with a college education not only fared worse financially that whites, but they also fared worse than blacks without a college education, when it comes to wealth building.

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