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At the Request of President Biden, Acting Secretary of Education Will Extend Pause on Federal Student Loan Payments
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At the Request of President Biden, Acting Secretary of Education Will Extend Pause on Federal Student Loan Payments
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Conservative icon Mike Rowe explained in a social media post this week why he does not support student loan forgiveness, noting that it is profoundly unfair to those who worked hard and paid off their debts and that it is welfare for the wealthy.
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Conservative icon Mike Rowe explained in a social media post this week why he does not support student loan forgiveness, noting that it is profoundly unfair to those who worked hard and paid off their debts and that it is welfare for the wealthy.
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Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online pans proposals for the federal government to forgive student loan debt.
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Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online pans proposals for the federal government to forgive student loan debt.
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Arecent defense of student loans by Jason Delisle of the American Enterprise Institute is, uncharacteristically for him, off-base.
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Arecent defense of student loans by Jason Delisle of the American Enterprise Institute is, uncharacteristically for him, off-base.
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Student debt has a bad reputation. It’s under attack from the left, which sees debt as a ball and chain that ruins the lives of young people who had the audacity to seek a decent education.
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Student debt has a bad reputation. It’s under attack from the left, which sees debt as a ball and chain that ruins the lives of young people who had the audacity to seek a decent education.
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The federal government has grown in importance for higher education for decades.
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The federal government has grown in importance for higher education for decades.
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With the hyperbole inherent in a politicized topic like student loans, it’s important to step back and look at the data.
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With the hyperbole inherent in a politicized topic like student loans, it’s important to step back and look at the data.
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Each year, thousands of young people leave college with significant student debt.
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Each year, thousands of young people leave college with significant student debt.
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Small private universities often find it more difficult to keep tuition down, but it can be done.
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Small private universities often find it more difficult to keep tuition down, but it can be done.
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The latest data from the Department of Education found a national default rate of 10.8 percent in 2015, below the 2014 rate of 11.5 percent.
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The latest data from the Department of Education found a national default rate of 10.8 percent in 2015, below the 2014 rate of 11.5 percent.
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A recent report from Payscale showed that a majority of college graduates regretted their college decision.
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A recent report from Payscale showed that a majority of college graduates regretted their college decision.
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How do her comments from just a few years ago square with her full-on progressive 2020-campaign agenda?
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How do her comments from just a few years ago square with her full-on progressive 2020-campaign agenda?
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With the rising number of student loan defaults, the federal government has reaped what it has sown.
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With the rising number of student loan defaults, the federal government has reaped what it has sown.
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Student loan debt has reached the dizzying level of nearly $1.6 trillion—largely due to ever-soaring tuition prices and students taking on financial burdens that far outweigh their earning potential.
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Student loan debt has reached the dizzying level of nearly $1.6 trillion—largely due to ever-soaring tuition prices and students taking on financial burdens that far outweigh their earning potential.
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The federal government currently holds around $1.5 trillion in outstanding student loans—up from “only” $500 million in 2007.
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The federal government currently holds around $1.5 trillion in outstanding student loans—up from “only” $500 million in 2007.
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The time-honored American tradition of outlandish political promises continues apace.
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The time-honored American tradition of outlandish political promises continues apace.
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College is expensive. Even in today's deeply divided political climate, all Americans seem to agree on that
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College is expensive. Even in today's deeply divided political climate, all Americans seem to agree on that
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When Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1965, colleges and universities were swept into a paradigm shift
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When Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1965, colleges and universities were swept into a paradigm shift
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Student loan debt, now totaling roughly $1.3 trillion, is the second largest source of debt in the United States
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Student loan debt, now totaling roughly $1.3 trillion, is the second largest source of debt in the United States
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The final year of the U.S. Department of Education in the Obama administration is noteworthy for all its carnage
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The final year of the U.S. Department of Education in the Obama administration is noteworthy for all its carnage
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American college students have taken to saying that they need "safe spaces" on campus. They really don't, since all they're after is "safety" from ideas they dislike
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American college students have taken to saying that they need "safe spaces" on campus. They really don't, since all they're after is "safety" from ideas they dislike
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Bipartisan agreement can be hard to find these days in Washington.
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Bipartisan agreement can be hard to find these days in Washington.
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Mark Twain's famous quip about the rumors of his demise applies to the private higher education lending industry
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Mark Twain's famous quip about the rumors of his demise applies to the private higher education lending industry
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Major donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation dominate higher education philanthropy today. Most are aware of the Gates Foundation's roots in Bill's vast wealth, but the story of how Lumina came to be is more complicated.
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Major donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation dominate higher education philanthropy today. Most are aware of the Gates Foundation's roots in Bill's vast wealth, but the story of how Lumina came to be is more complicated.
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At the end of October, the Department of Education released its much-awaited "gainful employment" rule.
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At the end of October, the Department of Education released its much-awaited "gainful employment" rule.
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper visited East Carolina University on Thursday as part of an initiative to educate college consumers on making wise financial choices.
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper visited East Carolina University on Thursday as part of an initiative to educate college consumers on making wise financial choices.
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Funds from the federal government for college flow liberally, but there are limits.
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Funds from the federal government for college flow liberally, but there are limits.
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Until the mid-60s, the federal government had almost nothing to do with higher education, with college benefits for veterans under the GI Bill being the exception. But with the passage of the Higher Education Act, the government got massively into the student aid business.
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Until the mid-60s, the federal government had almost nothing to do with higher education, with college benefits for veterans under the GI Bill being the exception. But with the passage of the Higher Education Act, the government got massively into the student aid business.
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Eighty-two bucks a month. For nearly a decade, that was the price I paid for the student loans that funded my bachelor's degree. My education wasn't completely self-financed. My parents helped out, and I had a scholarship.
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Eighty-two bucks a month. For nearly a decade, that was the price I paid for the student loans that funded my bachelor's degree. My education wasn't completely self-financed. My parents helped out, and I had a scholarship.
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Some have suggested the United States faces another economic crisis even worse than the "housing crisis" caused by the subprime lending debacle. It has been suggested that the impact of this crisis will rob millions of college students of their future. The crisis? The student loan debacle.
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Some have suggested the United States faces another economic crisis even worse than the "housing crisis" caused by the subprime lending debacle. It has been suggested that the impact of this crisis will rob millions of college students of their future. The crisis? The student loan debacle.
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In that piece I shared a new report that detailed the changes in modern college and university curricula away from required foundational courses more toward a smorgasbord that ignores the classics of the liberal arts curriculum.
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In that piece I shared a new report that detailed the changes in modern college and university curricula away from required foundational courses more toward a smorgasbord that ignores the classics of the liberal arts curriculum.