By Ashley A. Smith. The Institute for College Access and Success released a new report Wednesday that finds nearly one in 10 community college students, or 9 percent, don't have access to federal student loans because their institutions don't offer them. Read more...
By Amy Baker. Access to student loan funding for many EU students will be critical to ensure enrolment continues at university-level in the UK beyond the two-year guarantee period that Universities Minister Jo Johnson has offered assurance on, according to education agencies placing significant volumes of students in the UK. More...
By Beth Akers, Adrianna Pita and Jonathan Rothwell. A lot of the conversation around college education is that tuition is increasing very rapidly, debt is increasing very rapidly and what does that mean for everyone? If we take a bigger step back we want to reframe the discussion around higher education as the potential investment available to people in our economy to help them be more productive in the labor market and to help them have better financial lives themselves. More...
By . In the latest Intersections podcast, experts Beth Akers and Jonathan Rothwell discuss with host Adrianna Pita the current state of higher education, student debt, and whether taking on that debt is worth it. More...
By . College student loan debt has become a central focus of students and policymakers in the United States. Over the past ten years, the volume of outstanding college student loan debt has tripled, reaching more than $1 trillion and raising concerns for both students and policymakers. More...
By Jan Petter Myklebust. The different student aid schemes in the Nordic countries lead to significant differences in loan-taking behaviour and whether students take on a job, but they make no difference to the rate of study progress or completion of degree, a survey has found. Read more...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students will have a clearer path to loan forgiveness if they are defrauded or misled by their colleges, according to rules issued Monday by the Obama administration, which also create a financial backstop to ensure that schools, not taxpayers, are responsible for the debt. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For many students, federal student loan entrance counseling is a blur of information that comes at a time when they are so overwhelmed with the matriculation process that they have little time to digest the information. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
