college debt
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Gaps in Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data
(New York Times) – Colleges give prospective students very little information about how much money they can expect to earn…
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This Student Debt Relief Program Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $39 Billion
(Bloomberg) – Laura Strong, a 29-year-old in suburban Chicago, owes $245,000 on student loans for the psychology Ph.D. she finished…
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Even Though Blacks Borrow More for College, Enrollment Declines
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Recognizing that a college degree is one of the surest paths…
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Trade Schools Have to Find Grads Jobs, or Lose Financial Aid
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals…
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Gov’t Plan to Help More Students Erase Debt Raises Questions
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who…
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Obama Aims to Clamp Down on Federal Student Loan Servicers
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans are in debt thanks to their education, and…
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House Votes to Expand College Accounts Obama Wanted to Scrap
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to expand the benefits of popular college savings plans…
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The College Loan Bombshell Hidden in the Budget
(Politico) – In obscure data tables buried deep in its 2016 budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed this week that…
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A Quiet Revolution in Helping Lift the Burden of Student Debt
(New York Times) – Has the student loan crisis already been solved? This might seem an absurd question. Student loan debt is…
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College Sees Small, Big Benefits with Loan Promise
JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — When it came time to pick a college, Abby Slusher leaned toward…
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