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Biden could protect student-loan borrowers from being stuck with useless degrees and a lot of debt by bringing back a rule Trump ditched, progressive lawmakers say

Mon, 04/03/2023 - 10:50

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U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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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.

Sun, 04/02/2023 - 07:15

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3 reasons why Americans aren't going to college anymore

Sun, 03/26/2023 - 07:20

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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.

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

Sun, 03/26/2023 - 07:00

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

Thu, 03/23/2023 - 16:57

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I dropped out of college after one semester, but I still think college is worth it — just not for everyone

Tue, 03/21/2023 - 16:56

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Chuck Schumer vows to fight the latest GOP attempt to block student-loan forgiveness in Congress 'with everything we have'

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 13:08

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Biden's Education Department just pushed back the deadline for student-loan borrowers to see debt relief through a one-time reform

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 12:15

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Millions of student-loan borrowers will experience 'devastating' delays in debt relief if a GOP proposal to cut spending goes through, Biden's Education Secretary says

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:36

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President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona — U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, speaks on student loan debt in the Roosevelt Room of the White House August 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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A student-loan borrower was promised a $5,000 refund on payments after Biden's broad debt relief. Months later, she's still waiting — and no one is picking up the phone to help.

Sun, 03/19/2023 - 07:00

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