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New Income Driven Student Loan Repayment Plan Could Impact Borrowers’ Finances Positively for Decades
“Much of the public focus on President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan has zeroed in on two things: the extension of the federal student loan payment pause until the end of the year and the $10,000 in loan forgiveness to individual borrowers who meet certain income requirements. But for many borrowers, the biggest long-term impact is an…
Read MoreThe ‘sleeper-hit’ beyond $10K: Student loan borrowers say new income-driven repayment plan could be ‘life-changing’
“The day the Biden administration unveiled its highly anticipated student loan forgiveness plan was a ‘celebratory day’ for Justin Short. Short, 34, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2012 with a degree in hospitality management, $47,000 in federal student loans and $5,800 in private student loans. Like many borrowers, his college debt has plagued…
Read MoreFact-checking 6 Criticisms of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
“When President Joe Biden announced his plan on Wednesday to forgive a portion of the federal student loan debt held by millions of Americans, he set off a fiery national argument from just about every corner of the ideological spectrum. ‘An entire generation is now saddled with unsustainable debt,’ Biden said at the White House.…
Read MoreAmy Ellen Duke-Benfield Joins Higher Learning Advocates
WASHINGTON – Veteran higher education policy expert Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield joins Higher Learning Advocates (HLA) this month in the newly-created role of managing director of policy and research. In addition to leading the organization’s strategy and portfolio of policy writing, she will be leading a new initiative to further federal public benefits access for college…
Read MoreInside Higher Ed: Congress Must Invest in Student Mental Health
“Starting July 16, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline became more easily reachable—simply by dialing 988. With mental health crises burdening so many, this is a welcome step. Robust and effective suicide prevention starts with early intervention through timely and easy access to mental health care. For college students burdened and struggling, including nontraditional students who commute…
Read MoreEducation industry looks to balance OPM oversight between institutional control and federal regulation
“The education industry is trying to find a balance between institutional control of the relationships between colleges and the vendors they pay for online program management services and federal oversight of the technology, which the U.S. Education Department said last month it’s reviewing. Panelists at a virtual event Wednesday hosted by the Center for Advancing Learning,…
Read MoreWhy It’s So Hard for College Students Who Are Parents to Actually Earn Their Degrees
“Tysa Rose had done everything she was supposed to when she enrolled in her local community college in Fargo, North Dakota, two years ago. She signed up for classes that allowed her to keep working full time so she could afford her rent and $800 monthly daycare bill. She applied for financial aid. She searched…
Read MoreCollege Enrollment Caps – What to Know
“Public colleges and universities were designed to serve the educational needs of those who live in the state. To uphold that mission, some schools and states set enrollment caps or limit the number of out-of-state students that can be admitted each year. There are still incentives for public universities to accept out-of-state students, however. Nonstate…
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates and 41 Partners Urge Congress to Increase CCAMPIS Funding
WASHINGTON — Today, Higher Learning Advocates and 40 partner organizations wrote a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education expressing strong support for increasing funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program to $500 million— the amount needed to provide roughly 100,000 more parenting college students…
Read MoreI&O Masterpiece
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