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Why American students are struggling with – and defaulting on – small debts
Student loan balances climbed to $1.2 trillion at the end of 2014, and delinquencies are rising even as they fall for most other types of debt. In fact, students with the smallest balances are most likely to default. Judy Woodruff…
Percentage of Americans with college degrees rises, paying for degrees tops financial challenges
Nearly 40 percent of working-aged Americans now hold a college degree, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation.
More states granting in-state tuition to immigrants
15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition.
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In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students?
Correspondent Rick Karr explores proposed legislation to allow undocumented students to benefit from in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities in New Jersey. Cynthia Cruz, an undocumented immigrant, tells her story.
Hugo Nicolas shares his story of growing up in the US without a social security number.
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How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education…
Ignoring a veto threat by President Obama, House Republicans voted Friday to extend a 2007 provision that halves the rate on Stafford student loans, but the parties are split on how to pay for it. Jeffrey Brown, George Washington University's…
California Community Colleges Face Dilemmas Amid Tighter Budgets…
