Federal Updates

Current Special Allowance Rates
Rates for the quarter ending March 31, 2002.

Closed School Corner
The Department of Education announces four new closures and one correction.

TG Updates

TG Recognized for Support of MERV
Representatives from COSTEP visited TG on March 29 to honor the guaranty agency's support of the Mobile Education Resources Vehicle (MERV).

Speakers Bureau Offers a Catalog of Expertise
With over two decades of leadership in the FFELP industry, TG is known for its expertise in financial aid issues and in other areas. Now you can request your own TG expert from the TG Speakers Bureau.

Legislative Update

The April 2, 2002, edition of TG’s Legislative Report includes articles about the March 27, 2002, meeting of the Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Excellence Funding and the March 26, 2002, meeting of the Joint Committee on Private Activity Bonds. A third article in the report includes information about the House and Senate versions of the FY 2003 Budget Resolution. Read the articles online at www.tgslc.org/lege_report/
2002/lr_020402.cfm.

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• TG Speakers Bureau
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This, That, and the Other...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released Working in the 21st Century, a report that offers fascinating statistics about America's current labor force along with projections for the future. To accompany the print version, the Bureau has created an online slideshow of the essential facts presented in the report.

The online presentation includes a series of slides about the demographics of the labor force, the kinds of work people do, working situations, benefits, and other related issues. All the topics either directly or indirectly relate to education. They include information about educational levels of immigrants, the monetary rewards of education, and the widespread need for higher education for most jobs offering above-average earnings.

Each issue offers a topic page (a statement of fact), a chart slide (a graphic display of the statement of fact), a PDF of the graph, and a numbers page (a text-only document that lists the data used to create the graph).

The online slideshow is available at www.bls.gov/opub/
working/home.cfm. You can also obtain a single copy of the print version of the report by sending an message to blsdata_staff@bls.gov or by calling (202) 691-5200. Include your mailing address in your request.

Take a look at Adventures In Education, TG's Public Awareness website.