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You Don’t Need to Pay for Help with Your Student Loans

I'm sure you've seen them, ads for assistance on dealing with your student loans are everywhere. Though does a student borrower really need to pay for assistance in dealing with student debt issues? The answer is simple, no. The information is right at your finger tips at the official blog of the US Department of Education.
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ITT Technical School Closings & Your Student Loans

ITT Technical schools closed on September 6th, 2016. This unexpected closing has raised the question, what is to come of my debt, among student loan borrowers. Joshua Cohen has a few suggestions that will help you come up with a workable solution.
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Taking Care of Student Loan Debt While Still in School

Kelli Mensen is the author of this informative article for ihelploan.com. In this article, Kelli discusses how to manage your student loan debt while still attending school. For most students, the thought of paying off student loans is a task best left until after graduation, though Kelli points out another option.
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Procedural Safeguards Under the Federal Special Education Law

Jim Gerl, winner of the Best Education Blog and Bloggers Choice Awards, is the author of this mulit-part series discussing procedural safeguards under the federal special education law. In this 7th installment, Jim tackles the topic of facilitating IEPs.
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School Activities & Students with Special Needs

Parents enjoy seeing their children involved in extracurricular activities in school, such as athletics and field trips. School activities have many positive aspects, from learning social skills, to keeping fit. Though, how can school activities be experienced by students with special needs? This recent article by Charles P. Fox, in his Special Education Law Blog, discusses parental guidelines for extracurricular school activities and the special needs student.
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A Career in Special Education

Special Education Guide recently posted an article discussing a career in special education and what one can look forward to once choosing this field of study. The article gives valuable information for those interested in the special education field.
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US Supreme Court Decision on Service Dogs & Special Education

Recently, a Michigan family sued their school district over the barring of a service dog for their disabled daughter from school property. In this article in edweek.org, Mark Walsh discusses the details of the case and the eventual US Supreme Court Decision.
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Getting the Most out of Your Nonprofit Board

Looking for an effective plan to fire up your nonprofit board? In this recent article by netwrokforgood.com, Connie Poulos gives readers a “foolproof plan” for getting the most out of your nonprofit board.
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Navigating Nonprofit Tax Laws

Navigating the tax laws of a nonprofit is daunting. In this article by Cullinane Law Group, Mollie Cullinane discusses the necessary IRS forms nonprofits are responsible for filing. As a nonprofit, you want to fully disclose your mission, programs, and finances to the public, as a means to gain credibility. Proper reporting to the IRS makes this an easy task.
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Steering Clear of Politics in the Workplace

Our nation has just endured one of the most talked about elections in living memory. Creating a topic of great division that has hardly stayed away from the workplace. A “Hot Topic” if there ever was one, you can bet this is something the majority of business owners want their employees staying away from. In this article, Lisa M. Brauner discussed how to stay out of “Hot Water” before the final vote, and can only carry more meaning given the outcome.
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