March 1, 2011 - Edition 593 TG
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TG Report

TG publishes 2011 edition of State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas
TG has released the February 2011 edition of the State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas, which provides key facts on college access and success for Texas students and families.

TG Annual Training Conference to offer diverse set of financial literacy trainings
This year's TG Annual Training Conference has been tailored to meet the training needs of a varied set of student services professionals, including financial aid administrators, counselors, and those focused on preparing students in the area of financial literacy.

Import delinquency data from NSLDS file using the Integrated Default Assistant℠
In late February, TG released enhancements to its Integrated Default Assistant℠ (IDA℠), a multipurpose tool that helps schools track their cohort default rates (CDRs). With just a few mouse-clicks, IDA now allows users to import borrower delinquent loan data from the new NSLDS Delinquency File known as DELQ01.

Your Future: TG college-planning resource revised and republished
To help students take charge of the college-planning process, TG offers a comprehensive, revised brochure — Your Future: Preparing for education beyond high school.

TG reschedules regional training
A TG regional training planned for February 3 in Dallas was cancelled because of a snowstorm. That training has now been rescheduled to March 11 and will be offered in Fort Worth, Texas. The training will focus on regulatory topics, state issues, the TG Financial Literacy Program, and more.

Smart Solutions
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News Briefs

What do you get for a college degree? Lower blood pressure, for one — at least, according to a recently published Brown University study of some 4,000 adults tracked over three decades. Various reports have linked high socio-economic status to good health, but none have so conclusively shown a difference in blood pressure based on having a bachelor's or master's degree. Even given other factors, such as obesity or smoking, college graduates tended to have lower blood pressure. Read more about the longitudinal study at the Chronicle of Higher Education website. Note that some articles on the site are available by subscription only.