Ohio College Students Face Rising Debts - LEWIS WALLACE, NPR State Impact

College applications deadlines are approaching, and Ohio students are figuring out how to fund that education. Compared with several years ago, financial aid is down, and student debt is up. The total budget for need-based aid in the state of Ohio peaked in 2008 at $183 million, while the 2013 budget is just $86 million. Budget cuts in 2009 are responsible for a lot of that change. And while federal Pell Grant funding has increased dramatically, that growth has been outpaced by increases in tuition and living costs. http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/11/27/ohio-college-students-face-rising-debts-2/