Aug 23 Growing number of Georgia students have debt but no college degree By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015. Continue reading
Aug 23 Twitter chat: How do we solve the student debt crisis? By Vic Pasquantonio To dig into the student debt crisis and discuss possible solutions, join the PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 24 along with leading education voices. Continue reading
Aug 22 Georgia students drop out with high debt despite state surplus By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report More than half a billion dollars in surplus lottery funds, meant for Georgia’s college students, is sitting unused in the state’s coffers even as many drop out of school, unable to afford to continue. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 5:20 Betsy DeVos hits reset on new student loan consumer protections By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has held up the implementation of Obama-era rules that would have allowed student borrowers to have their debt erased if they had been victims of fraud by for-profit schools. Now 18 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jun 14 Rules to help defrauded students clear loans being revised By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 3:27 Is college worth the cost? By PBS News Hour College student loan debt in the U.S. now stands at $1.4 trillion -- more than what Americans owe on their credit cards or car loans. To determine whether the investment pays off, students and lawmakers are asking schools for more… Continue watching
Apr 08 Debate over in-state tuition for students in U.S. illegally By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Twenty states already offer cheaper in-state college tuition to students who are in the United States illegally. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:29 Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo By PBS News Hour Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of… Continue watching
Oct 30 For Stein, climate change and erasing student debt are high-priority By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is offering an aggressive set of policy prescriptions in her longshot bid. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 9:44 Why student debt is ‘a crisis’ for some borrowers By PBS News Hour Student debt has been a prominent topic during this year's presidential campaign, with several candidates touting plans for tuition-free college. Indeed, more than 40 million Americans carry debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion nationally. While the median debt… Continue watching