Twelve New Hampshire towns will get another year to start kindergarten programs. Gov. John Lynch signed a law Friday that extends the deadline and provides extra financial help to the towns.

Eight Illinois credit unions have partnered with two state agencies to provide $100 million in financial aid for college students through a new program designed to plug funding gaps brought by the nation's credit crunch, state officials announced Sunday.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, called SCHEV, created a new blog for parents, students and others looking for information about federal and state financial aid.

The University at Buffalo mistakenly gave too much financial aid this year to 134 students -- probably more -- who will have to pay back thousands of dollars.

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, is holding a forum 11 a.m. Monday at the University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to talk about student loans. Kagen will be joined by financial aid specialists from UW-Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Tec