Meet a teacher who paid his student loans for 6 more years than he needed to qualify for debt cancellation. Now he can't get his money back.

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3 reasons why Americans aren't going to college anymore

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  • College enrollment has declined over the last decade.
  • It comes amid higher education affordability issues and a surging student-debt crisis.
  • Today's hot labor market and campus politics may also have contributed to the drop.

A college degree just might not be worth it anymore.

The GOP just tried the fast-track route to block Biden's student-debt relief. Here's why it probably won't work.

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A view of the US Capitol before a news conference to discuss student-debt cancellation on September 29, 2022.
A view of the US Capitol before a news conference to discuss student-debt cancellation on September 29, 2022.

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Americans could lose $20,000 in retirement savings and private student-loan borrowers could see their payments surge if Republicans don't raise the debt ceiling, a new report says

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol June 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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2,600 student-loan borrowers are getting $11 million in payments after a federal consumer watchdog accused a debt relief company of illegally charging fees — and encouraging customers to 'stop paying their student loans altogether'

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Low-wage workers got big raises during the pandemic. Now that's coming to an end.

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Bank chaos has altered the fight against inflation — but the Fed says every tool is still on the table

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

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The Fed's latest move confirms it's trying to thread the needle between cooling inflation and helping banks in turmoil

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers just launched an effort to crack down on the Fed following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse

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From left, Energy Secretary Rick Perry Sens.

Republicans' plans to cut the budget could mean millions lost in back pay, more dangerous workplaces, and jobs sent overseas, the White House says

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US President Joe Biden.

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