

Education Apr 29

The government promised public service workers their debt could be erased if they made payments for 10 years, but officials have largely failed to deliver.
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Mar 28

The amount of student loan debt Americans hold is at a record high, and much of it is shouldered by Millennials--people in their late 20s and 30s. Now, children in Generation Z, the group born after 1996, are facing their…
By Paul Solman
Education Nov 27

The education secretary raised a "red warning flag" at a conference in Atlanta on Tuesday, that the federal government must change the way it gives out student loans.
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Aug 22

College graduation can be a time of financial anxiety. But Purdue University is offering students a new way to pay for their degrees: Students get funding when they agree to pay back the university a percentage of their future earnings,…
By PBS NewsHour
May 23

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
Critics said it contradicts President Donald Trump's campaign promises to make college more affordable at a time when student debt is ballooning…
Oct 30

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press
Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is offering an aggressive set of policy prescriptions in her longshot bid.
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