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High school juniors Trinity Howard and Truc Le haven’t decided where they will attend college nor have they settled on a major. But what the two students have decided on is completing their freshman year of college – for free – while attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies in Gretna.
Modern States Education Alliance, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible, today announced a partnership with the Henderson County Public Schools and the local chapters of the NAACP and El Centro. The organizations will work together to help area high school students realize their full potential and earn free college […]
Did you know that the CLEP test can give you college credits for a fraction of the cost of regular college courses? Currently CLEP tests cost around $80 each, but you probably know that military members can take the CLEP test for free, and veterans can use their GI Bill to pay for tests. Well […]
Steve Klinsky, the founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, has been catching headlines lately with his new philanthropic initiative Freshman Year for Free, but it’s hardly his first foray in education philanthropy. Klinsky got his start in the business world at Goldman Sachs in the 1980s. About a decade later, he opened an after-school […]
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There is currently over a trillion dollars in student loan debt in the United States and that number continues to grow each year. Fortunately, there’s a program offering an alternative way to earn college credit without having to break the bank. Modern States Education Alliance is offering free online courses to students that could even […]
Modern States Education Alliance, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible, has announced a partnership with The Ayers Foundation, an organization committed to improving the quality of life for the people of Tennessee through education, conservation and social welfare.
A series of free online courses in CLEP subjects is now available through the Modern States Education Alliance. The courses are taught by college professors and delivered online via the Modern States website. The CLEP courses are self-paced, and there are no prerequisites or restrictions on enrolling.
I’m always interested in education topics and especially about saving money, so I quickly clicked on the link. I came across what sounds like a genuinely exciting and unique opportunity: the chance to earn a full year of college credit absolutely free. And not just any college credits, but coursework taught by professors from some […]
The Washington Post recently touted a program that could help reign in student debt that has mushroomed to $1.4 trillion. It’s called “Freshman Year for Free,” and it’s offered through the Modern States Education Alliance, a non-profit that helps students get through college with substantially less debt.
There are two words that can rock people with regret. Just ask them about their “student loans.” Then watch their faces. They will wince as they disclose how much education debt they’re carrying. Politicians have been promising to fix the growing loan crisis for years, but outstanding student debt has now mushroomed to $1.4 trillion. […]
A free “on-ramp” to college has just opened. The Modern States Education Alliance, a group of public colleges and universities, has posted a set of on-demand college classes that wannabe-students can take for no cost, including digital textbooks used in the courses. When they feel ready, those same students can take the College-Level Exam Program […]
