Further Reading

The following links provide excellent information for anyone wishing to research student loans and education further.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html
The New York Times has the latest news about all kinds of issues locally, regionally, and internationally. This specific link provides the most recent and most important articles on all things education including elementary, college, private, public, and anything in between.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/
Obamas website presents his platform and here you can learn his views on education and how he plans to change the education system.

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ce50b5-daa8-4795-b92d-92bd0d985bca.htm
McCain presents his ideas and views here and this link takes you straight to his education platform so that you can look at his views for yourself.

http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2008012500
CQ Researcher provides all sorts of information on student aid as well as many useful links top different sites about student aid.

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp
This website allows students to fill out the FAFSA form as well as tells about the federal aid offered to students.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.education.html
This webpage from CNN also discusses the views and stance of the 2008 presidential candidates on education policy.

http://www.nextstudent.com/student-loan-blog/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2008/10/30/1366.aspx
This blog on student loans is updated often and helps student to know what is going on as far as financial aid is concerned. It also gives advice to students on how to recieve loans and what would be best for them.