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Senator Introduces Bill To Allow Holders Of Student Debt To Refinance

...-N.Y.) would force the U.S. Secretary of Education...

Published on May 20, 2013

Policymakers Take Action To Combat The Student Debt Crisis

... students who are getting an education and learning skills...

Published on May 09, 2013

How Student Debt Is Holding Back The Housing Market

... to pay for education. Bloomberg News also reports...

Published on April 16, 2013

Senate Republicans Unanimously Support Repeal of Student Loan Reform Law

... Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation... the U.S. Education Department and: Used half... of the billions of dollars he would take from higher education...

Published on March 22, 2013

While Tuition Costs Skyrocket, Earnings For College Graduates Are Declining

College costs have sextupled since 1985, pushing America’s college students farther into debt from student loans that are now nearing $1 trillion nationwide. There are now more delinquencies on student...

Published on December 03, 2012

Average Student Debt Climbs Above $26,000

... money to fund their college education, and those...

Published on October 18, 2012

MTV's 'Underemployed' And The Impact Of The Recession

... work rather than educational experiences may well...

Published on October 17, 2012

America's Defaulted Student Loans Total More Than Yearly Tuition Bill At Public Colleges

.... And according to one survey of state education officials...

Published on September 10, 2012

U.S. Has More Than 100,000 Janitors with College Degrees

... concludes, “Equal opportunity in higher education remains...

Published on September 06, 2012

How The Private Student Loan Industry Resembles The Subprime Mortgage Market

... and Department of Education found. $150 billion of that total... and now students are paying the price,” Education...

Published on July 20, 2012

Half Of Recent College Graduates Are Jobless Or Underemployed

..., education and health fields, arts and humanities flounder...

Published on April 23, 2012

80 Percent Of Bankruptcy Lawyers Report A 'Substantial Increase' In Clients Buried By Student Loan Debt

A report released last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that the total balance of student loans in the U.S. has reached $870 billion, while 27...

Published on March 12, 2012

CHART: College Tuition And Fees Have Nearly Sextupled Since 1985

A report released yesterday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the total balance of student loans in the U.S. is $870 billion, and 27 percent of...

Published on March 06, 2012

In Last Three Years, Student Debt Of Middle-Age Americans Grew By Nearly 50 Percent

An analysis by Reuters finds that “middle-aged borrowers are piling up student debt faster than any other age group,” with debt for those aged 35-49 increasing by nearly 50 percent...

Published on December 29, 2011

GOP Candidates: Federal Student Loans Are 'An Absurdity,' 'A Total Failure'

... educational attainment begins to trail that of other... educated workers. But according to the GOP presidential... the Department of Education, 9,020,465 Americans utilized...

Published on November 10, 2011

House Education Commitee Chair Calls Obama's Student Loan Plan 'A Mistake': 'We Don't Have The Money'

...House Education Committee Chairman John Kline (MN... hazard.” House Education Committee Chairman John Kline...

Published on October 31, 2011

Herman Cain Opposes All Federal Student Aid, Says It Should Be Left To The States

... Education Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) said... that if a state wants to help with college education... education because herein, our resources are limited and I...

Published on October 28, 2011

Bachmann: Obama's Student Loan Plan Is An 'Abuse Of Power' That Creates 'Moral Hazard'

... opposition last night at an education forum hosted by News... during an education forum in New York put...

Published on October 28, 2011

Gingrich Calls Obama's Student Loan Plan A 'Ponzi Scheme'

... at an education forum hosted by News Corporation and the College...

Published on October 28, 2011

Despite Record Student Debt, Republicans Oppose Obama's Student Loan Plan

...House Education Committee Chairman John Kline (R... education students reduce their loan debt... against the student loans plan: HOUSE EDUCATION...

Published on October 27, 2011
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