August 26, 2008
Better tools to help you find the best college values are coming, but you will have to supply the mental muscle.
A revised version of the Higher Education Act became law Aug. 14. While it will make colleges more accountable for tuition and fee increases, it will do little to lower the cost.
Among an array of changes, the law will streamline financial-aid forms, attack corruption in the student-loan business, and make college costs more transparent.
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