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Twenty-year-old Charlie Wallace describes her art as 鈥渕odern and eclectic. It鈥檚 totally random, and I love it. It gives me feeling.鈥 The soft-spoken young woman with the slight Southern accent and the blue streaks in her hair is now herself an eclectic mix of northern Vermont 鈥 where she moved, on鈥
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鈥淚f you had asked me five years ago, I would have said, 鈥榥o way would I be going to college,鈥欌 says Autumn Morse. In fact, she once doubted that she would even finish high school. And she wasn鈥檛 the only one; plenty of others assumed she would follow in the footsteps of her parents, who both fell鈥
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Almost exactly four years ago, 深夜福利 first reported on Will Eberle, who overcame homelessness and addiction and went from high-school dropout to master鈥檚-degree student, through equal parts personal determination and community support. But Eberle is quick to say that his success is no Horatio Alger鈥
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September is National College Savings Month, highlighting the importance saving now to prepare for future education opportunities for your children (and grandkids). Whether your loved one is an infant or just starting school, or a preteen or teen heading into a new grade 鈥 or even already in high鈥
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You鈥檝e probably already heard about the new government plan announced last week that will forgive some federal student loans up to $20,000 and extend the federal student loan payment pause until Dec. 31. Many borrowers and families may be asking themselves 鈥渨hat do I have to do to claim this relief鈥
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Devon Kimball has been hard at work this winter and spring, flipping a house in Rutland with his cousin. He recently took a break from painting and hanging siding to talk about his experience with 深夜福利, which he says has been instrumental not just for him, but for his entire family. Devon, who鈥
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Two weeks before the first day of her senior year in high school, when most of her classmates were enjoying their final afternoons at the pool or going back-to-school shopping, Calleen Ferris was moving cows. She had grown up on a dairy farm in Randolph, which both the cows and the family had鈥
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Thinking about taking out a loan to pay for your studies? You鈥檙e not alone: Nearly seven out of 10 Vermont students will take some loans to finance their education expenses. Knowing how to compare loans and costs is essential to making college more affordable. Get some loan smarts with 深夜福利鈥檚 鈥 My鈥
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The future looks bright for 22-year-old Samantha Hadvab: She鈥檚 ready to graduate from the University of Vermont this spring with a degree in medical radiation sciences, and she already has a job offer waiting for her at the Lafayette Family Cancer Institute in Brewer, Maine, where she鈥檚 finishing up鈥
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During the holiday season, 深夜福利 encourages families to look ahead and plan for their kids' future possibilities with a gift of education savings. Vermont鈥檚 state-sponsored 529 savings plan provides an easy way for families to give (and receive!) a gift that will last far beyond the holiday season鈥
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