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The Trump administration's moves to pause and redesign student loan repayment plans have left millions of borrowers in limbo, unable to make progress on paying off their debt

Daily News Lesson July 25 2025

What the new student loan rules mean for current and future borrowers

Learn more about the new student loan policy changes and what they mean for both current and future borrowers

A view of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington

Daily News Lesson February 13 2025

Trump's vision for dismantling the Department of Education

DOE oversees student loans, federal funds for lower-income students, special education programs and more

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Daily News Lesson April 09 2024

Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt

Find out who will be helped by Biden's new loan forgiveness program and how his administration is enacting it

Howard University receives bomb threats in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 11 2023

White House offers new student loan payment plans as debt cancellation held up in court

Who do the new plans help and why do tens of millions of Americans have student loan debt?

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt relief plan at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 25 2022

Biden cancels student debt for millions of Americans

Find out why the Biden administration is forgiving some debt for students who took out federal loans

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Lesson Plan December 09 2018

How the debt is stacked: student loans

More than 40 million Americans have debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion na…

FILE PHOTO: Graduating students arrive for Commencement Exercises at Boston College in Boston

Daily Video October 11 2018

Maine experiments with paying residents' student loans

Maine is attempting to attract more recent college graduates by helping to repay their student loans. Talk to your students about college and student loans and whether or not they agree with Maine's plan.

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Lesson Plan November 01 2016

Know Your Vote, Know the Issues

Every election year and for years after elections, there are several major issues that persistently trouble Americans. Every election year, politicians pledge that they will address these issues, and nearly every year they fall short of many peoples’ expectations. In this lesson, we examine problems surrounding health care costs, funding higher education and preserving social security. Then, students look at how the current presidential candidates are proposing to address these issues, and formulate a short media presentation.

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Post April 26 2012

Politicians Bicker Over Fate of Student Loan Interest Rates

A war of words over student loan interest rates shows how hard it is to fix government problems eve…

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