As the economic downturn continues and families face tighter budgets, ongoing troubles in the student loan markets, and a national unemployment rate that just hit its highest level in five years, more students are struggling to pay for their college educa

MOORE — A workshop on the different forms of financial aid available to college-bound teens will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Moore Public Library, 225 S Howard Ave. Applying for grants, loans and scholarships will be covered during the workshop, which

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the House approved the Higher Education Opportunity Act Conference Report by a vote of 380 to 49. The Senate could pass the Conference Report as early as today:

 Rising college costs are putting the squeeze on family budgets, and more people looking to attend college in New Hampshire applied for financial aid this year.  The U.S. Education Department says aid requests at more than a dozen New Hampshire colleges

To help clarify the college-admissions and financial-aid processes and to ensure both you and your student are knowledgeable and headed in the right direction, the Abbot Public Library will host Shannon Smith, associate dean of admissions, and Marcia Toom