Oct 30 AP sources: Education Dept. could scale back help on loans By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration's policy of erasing that debt. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:55 More older Americans than ever are struggling with student debt By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman The nation's $1.4 trillion student debt burden doesn't just fall on young graduates, it's affecting older Americans, too. The number of people age 60 and older with student loans has quadrupled in the last 10 years. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson… Continue watching
Oct 13 Twitter chat: How senior citizens can address student debt By Corinne Segal People aged 60 and older are the fastest growing segment of the student debt market. We'll talk about why, and how they can handle student loans. Continue reading
Oct 05 For-profit college students twice as likely to default on loans, report says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The report comes as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rewrites rules that had been put in place by the Obama administration to protect students who said they were defrauded by their for-profit colleges. Continue reading
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 Watch 7:14 Purdue invests in students' futures with new model of financing By PBS News Hour 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,… Continue watching
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
Aug 02 DeVos abandons plan to award federal student loan servicing to a single company By Andrew Kreighbaum, Inside Higher Ed The Department of Education will still roll out a website through which borrowers can repay their loans, regardless of their provider. Continue reading
Jul 26 Report: Student loan forgiveness program has halted under Trump By Colin Brinkley, Associated press The U.S. Education Department has not approved any applications for student-loan forgiveness in cases of possible fraud since President Donald Trump took office, according to records sent to an Illinois senator. Continue reading