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  Target Will Now Pay for College Degrees at More Than 40 Schools

  Money - Kaitlin Mulhere

  Target is rolling out a new employee benefit it hopes will help it stand out today's competitive hiring market: debt-free college education. The …

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  Colleges and Applicants Brace for an Unpredictable End to the Pandemic Admissions Season

  Money - Charlotte West

  Call it the college admissions season of contradictions. At some selective campuses, plummeting admit rates during the 2021-22 college admissions …

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  Left out of Pandemic Relief, Private Student Loan Borrowers Are Still Struggling a Year Later

  Money - Kenadi Silcox

  In April 2020, Tracy Baumann’s employer notified her that she, along with all other managers and directors, would be forced to take a temporary 20% …

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  Financial Aid Offers Are Negotiable. Here's How to Ask Colleges for More Money (and Get It)

  Money - Ingrid Case

  Go the grocery store, and the price is the price. Apples are $2 a pound this week, and you’ll get nowhere arguing about it. Go to a car dealership, …

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  Colleges Are Flooded With Requests for More Financial Aid. Here's How You Can Make the Strongest Case

  Money - Mallika Mitra

  When the surgery center where Maygin Hamilton works closed in March, she was scared. The single mother, who had recently paid off $16,000 in legal …

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  Here's the Latest on Student Interest Rates and Current Refinance Rates

  Money - Heidi Rivera

  Starting college always comes with new challenges, but this year, students are up against a unique set of hurdles. From fully remote classes to …