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August 18, 2009

Episode 22: Parsing the President's Perkins Plan

College officials and financial-aid officers are expressing concerns about President Obama's proposal to change the Perkins Loan program. They're worried about losing the authority to administer the loans, say Kelly Field and Sara Hebel, and they're afraid that the plan would put campus jobs at risk.

Kelly Field, The Chronicle's chief Washington reporter, and Sara Hebel, our politics editor, spend a minute (or so) each week discussing the key higher-education debates and behind-the-scenes maneuvering taking place in the nation's capital. Look for new episodes every Tuesday.

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