Federal Updates

Federal Appropriations: The Long and Winding Road
The federal appropriations process, though long, complicated, and often confusing, has a large impact on the financial aid community.

TG Updates

TG Processes Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Thirty Borrowers—and Counting
Can you believe the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program (TLFP) has been in effect for almost a year now? Since July 2001, TG Customer Assistance has been processing applications for individuals who meet all requirements of the program.

Trends and Issues

New Report Addresses Scholarship Fraud
It's hard enough to find money to pay for college. No one should have to face the additional problems that result from scholarship scams. A new report offers information about the current status of efforts to combat fraud.

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program Q&A
Read a series of questions and answers that clarify some details about the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program.

Legislative Update

The May 14 edition of TG’s Legislative Report includes information about Texas education initiatives proposed by Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander and Governor Rick Perry and details about the House Supplemental Appropriations markup. Read the entire report online at www.tgslc.org/lege_report/
2002/lr_020514.cfm.

Quick Links

• Schools That Qualify for TLFP
• Scholarship Fraud Report

This, That, and the Other...

The Austin Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) presented three awards to TG in their annual "Best of Austin" Bronze Quill Competition.

TG won a Bronze Quill award, the highest recognition awarded in this competition, in the category of "Electronic Media: Computer-based Programs/Publications" for AI, a weekly publication distributed to high school students and their families with information on college and career planning. In the category of "Graphic Design: Special Purpose Publications," TG also won a Bronze Quill for "Bad Credit Bites," a poster created in partnership with the Council for the Management of Educational Finance. The poster encourages students to contact TG about any problems they may have in repaying their student loans.

TG's public service website, www.AdventuresInEducation.org, also received an award of merit in the category of "Electronic Media: Websites."

A complete list of winners is available on the IABC-Austin website at http://www.iabcaustin.com/
quill.html.

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