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Students Rejoice: Education Department Forgives $415 Million of Loan Debt

In the Biden administration’s latest concerted effort to cancel student loan debt, the Department of Education has announced that it will wipe out $415 million in federal loans owed by...

Another $9.8 Million of Student Loan Debt Forgiven By South Carolina School

South Carolina’s only public Historically Black College or University (HBCU) announced last week that more than 2,500 students who were unable to return to college because of financial situations will get their...

Students Returning to College to See Higher Student Loan Interest Rates

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The president and department officials have already canceled more than $3 billion in student loan debt since the president took the White House, upholding...

More Than Half of Parents Believe They Can’t Afford Cost of College

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It’s unclear, however, whether the White House will listen to the growing pressure from department officials, as well as from congressional lawmakers to extend the...

Parents Are Less Overwhelmed By The Cost of College, New Poll Says

Parents feel less overwhelmed by the cost of college for their children compared to last year, according to a new poll.  The survey, conducted by College Ave Student Loans and...

Note to Joe Biden: Federal Student Loan Rates Increase As Economy Slowly Recovers

College students expecting to return to school in the fall will see higher interest on their federal student loans.  The fixed interest rate on federal student loans increased from 2.75...

Joe Biden Wants to Send You to College For Free (Sort Of)

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “As the economy recovers, changes to the American workforce mean that a high school education is not enough to build the knowledge and skills required...

Imagine This: Your Children Go to College for Free

Here’s What You Need to Remember: There likely aren’t the votes in Congress to make such a proposal a reality, at least this year, although Biden’s American Families Plan does include...

Free College For Everyone? Here Is What One Study Says.

The idea of free college, or at the very least subsidized public college, has begun to gain purchase in recent years. It was a key plank when Bernie Sanders ran...

Did Joe Biden Break His Promise to Cancel Student Debt? Some Think So.

When he ran for president in 2020, Joe Biden called for the cancellation of some student debt. But he hasn’t done so yet, and it appears to be one of...

Why Are More Students Enrolling in For-Profit College During the Pandemic

When COVID-19 hit the U.S., many experts warned that America’s colleges and universities could be devastated. Some of them predicted enrollment declines of up to 20%. So far, those initial...

The Trump Administration’s Student Visa Policy Could Hurt U.S. Competitiveness

In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new set of rules that would make...