Debbie Schwartz is a former financial services executive and founder of Road2College and the Paying For College 101 Facebook group. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, she's working to give families the information and tools they need to make smarter financial college decisions.
February 20, 2026
When it comes to college planning, hindsight really is 20/20. I went back to the parents in Paying for College…
December 20, 2025
Many families spend countless hours chasing private scholarships, but national studies show that nearly 90 percent of all grant aid…
August 11, 2025
Chicago Culinary Museum and Chef’s Hall of Fame Scholarship Amount: $500 Apply by: October 1, 2025 Description: Open to…
May 1, 2025
Big changes might be coming to the way students and parents pay for college. New proposals from lawmakers in Washington…
April 23, 2025
If you felt like the 2024 – 2025 college admissions cycle was the most stressful yet—you weren’t imagining it. This…
March 10, 2025
The Trump administration’s recent NIH funding cuts and policy shifts have sparked intense debate in the higher education and research…
February 6, 2025
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2026–27 academic year is now open, bringing another round of…
November 15, 2024
The 2026–27 FAFSA is now open — earlier than usual — and families will notice a few tweaks on top…