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5 avril 2019

Student loans and ‘risk-sharing’ – the problem with penalizing colleges when graduates can’t pay

The idea is currently being considered by President Donald Trump. It has been championed by politicians at both ends of the political spectrum – from retiring Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful. More...

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3 avril 2019

In Norway, Student Loans for Astrology

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. University leaders and scientists are outraged by decision of national quality assurance agency, which says it has no choice because of a law linking recognition to job prospects. More...

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3 avril 2019

Broader Executive Action

By Paul Fain. White House may be planning executive actions on program-level outcomes data and student loan risk sharing, as well as on free speech, perhaps around the release of its proposed budget next week. More...

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3 avril 2019

Rubio Plans Bill to End Loan Interest Rates

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, said Thursday that he plans to introduce legislation that would eliminate interest rates on federal student loans. More...

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21 mars 2019

Federal Reserve Board backs up e-Literate in criticism of Brookings report on student debt

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Federal Reserve Board backs up e-Literate in criticism of Brookings report on student debt
Phil Hill, e-Literate, 2014/08/13
The 'Brookings Report' has been cited by some as a reason to doubt that student loan repayments pose a significant economic risk. The authors write, "Despite the tremendous interest in the perceived problems in the student loan market, there is relatively little empirical evidence to support the discussion." My own view is that we will see dramatic and immediate evidence of the risk should interest rates rise significantly. More...

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21 mars 2019

One chart that debunks the biggest myth about student loans

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. One chart that debunks the biggest myth about student loans
Libby Nelson, Vox, 2014/08/18
OK, first of all, people don't actually believe that the average student loan debt is more than $50K, so the supposed 'myth' being busted here is a straw man. Second, by focusing on the average balance the article focuses only on the amount still owing, not the amount that has already been paid back. More...

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10 mars 2019

LÍS: Icelandic students fight for improved support and receive Greenlandic and Faroese friends

The National Union of Students in Iceland (LÍS), launched the campaign “Students are not allowed to have it better” on January 21st to fight for improvements on the Icelandic Student Loan Fund. More...

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10 mars 2019

HELP Data March 2019

The Department of Education and Training recently released HELP data – January 2019. More...

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7 mars 2019

BC’s Misguided New Student Loan Interest Policy

By Alex Usher. Last week, the Government of British Columbia became the first province to submit a budget for 2019-2020. The province’s finances are in exceedingly good shape, with a surplus of over $1.5 billion (though the government is hiding most of that using various tricks like contingency funds, forecast allowances, etc). More...

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7 mars 2019

Rationing Loans

By Alex Usher. While student loans are cheaper (and hence more commonly used) than grants, they still cost money, both in terms of interest subsidies and in terms of loan losses through loan defaults. More...

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