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Published: 07/23/10

Online Donations Fight Student Debt at ScholarMatch, SponsorMyDegree

By  Samantha Michaels - Politics Daily
Online Donations Fight Student Debt at ScholarMatch, SponsorMyDegree

For years, teenagers have used the Internet to connect with their families and friends. Now, they're using it to connect with strangers who can help them pay for college. Take Eddie Ashley, a recent graduate of Oakland Technical High School in California. As a high school senior, Ashley wasn't sure how he would pay for his first year at the University of California Riverside, where he hoped to pursue a career goal in environmental engineering. He had lost his mother to an autoimmune disease in middle school, and although he managed to maintain good grades while caring for his younger ...

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