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NYers deserve a better college loan program

Here's the dilemma: College education has become essential for success in today's economy, yet college tuition continues to rise faster than family income and available grant aid. Gov. David A. Paterson's solution? The New York Higher Education Loan Program, or NYHELPs, a costly initiative to offer state-financed loans to students who could get a better deal through existing federal loan programs....

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