Congress Considers Law to Increase Student Loan Payments
The College Cost Reduction Act is predicted to reduce the government deficit by $250 to $280 billion over a decade.
Don't Overlook Your Student Loan Payments Over the Holidays. Do This Instead
You may be tempted to skip your payments to make more room for gifts and fun, but doing so will cost you more interest.
What You Need to Know About Student Loan Servicers
When you take out a federal student loan, you're assigned a servicer. This company is supposed to help you manage your loan, but you have options if they fail to do so.
If You Want Student Loan Forgiveness, Don’t Do These 5 Things Right Now
Millions of borrowers are in student loan forgiveness limbo. But making the wrong move now could have costly consequences.
Which State Is #1 for Student Loan Debt? See the Top 15.
Look at the states in the US that have the most outstanding student loans to see where the gaps are and how they've affected the economy.
Who’s To Blame For The Student Loan Crisis?
The student loan crisis stems from rising college costs, inadequate government oversight, complex repayment systems, and borrowers’ lack of financial education. ・Disproportionate Impact: Low-income, first-generation,
How Do Student Loans Work?
Student loans are a common way to pay for college. In fact, about half of bachelor’s degree recipients borrow money to help pay for their degree, according to an annual report from the College Board.
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Commentary: Time for a more inclusive definition of diversity — why we should leverage socioeconomic data in hiring decision-making
Taken altogether, this might appear as a setback to those of us — including The Investment Diversity Exchange (TIDE) — who ...
Not Sure You Should File A FAFSA? Here Are 5 Reasons You Should
Prospective and returning college students must complete the FAFSA to qualify for federal financial aid, including Pell ...
Reed hosts financial aid workshop for college-bound students
Sen. Jack Reed hosted a free financial aid workshop Tuesday evening for college-bound students and their families.
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Study: Short-Term Pell May Not Improve Employment
The U.S. Education Department ran two pilot programs between 2012 and 2017; one gave income-eligible students with a bachelor’s degree access to Pell funding for short occupational training programs ...
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Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA
When entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive in Washington, they will not have to look far for government incompetence and waste. But President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of ...
Guest editorial: Extend Pell Grants to short-term workforce training
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, a private two-year college in Boston, offers an 800-hour certificate ...
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Saint Augustine’s University cuts half of employees to prepare for accreditation review
The eliminations include faculty, staff and adjunct positions. The private HBCU has faced several financial challenges this ...
Pell City Police creating new unit to better patrol communities
Earlier this year, Chief Morris said the Department of Justice and their community policing program advertised a grant to ...
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2025-26 FAFSA now available
The FAFSA serves as the gateway for students to access grants and scholarships including the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, Community College Guarantee and federal Pell Grant. Students and ...
Education roundup: Delaware ranks second to last for graduate debt in nation study
But outside, students are taking home honors in farm and agriculture competitions, while Delaware Farm Bureau hopes to ...
What are Federal Pell Grants accepted by universities like Yale? From award amount to eligibility, everything you need to know
The Federal Pell Grant is a need-based financial aid program for U.S. students pursuing higher education. It doesn’t require ...