By Stefanie Botelho. The Obama Administration announced it will begin providing Pell grants to federal prisoners, effectively overturning a 1994 ban on the practice. While overturning the ban requires Congressional action, the administration is circumventing Congress by designating the plan a “pilot program.” More...
Higher ed commission joins efforts to reduce student debt
By Stefanie Botelho. As student debt continues to climb across the country, state officials and institutions in Indiana are taking steps to help student figure out how to best manage their loans. More...
What we get wrong about student loan debt
By Stefanie Botelho. The rising economic toll of attending college has pushed many Americans to rebel against what has quickly become a status quo of massive student debt. More...
New student loans for a new for-profit education sector
By Stefanie Botelho. Whatever you call them, these new players in higher education are multiplying. The intensive programs say they can teach job-ready skills in technology, design and related fields. In record time. More...
Corinthian College students reach agreement with Education Dept.
By Stefanie Botelho. The Department of Education has agreed to suspend all judicial actions to collect on student loan debt from former Corinthian College students for 120 days, the student committee announced Monday. More...
Do student loans drive up tuition?
By Stefanie Botelho. College is expensive, and the price of higher education continues to rise. Degrees are not cheap, folks.
This month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a study that revealed that since the government started giving out larger student loans and grants during the 2007-08 school year, colleges have raised tuition. More...
Student loan forgiveness proposed for young farmers
By Stefanie Botelho. Kindsey Pierce hopes to grow her Tipton County farm from 75 sheep to more than 300.
But doing that, while paying off her $40,000 in student loans, is a challenge. More...
Abolishing student grants and raising fees above £9,000 heaps more debt on poorest students
By . There were a surprising number of announcements relating to higher education in George Osborne’s budget this week. One of the most controversial was the announcement that university maintenance grants for lower-income students in England and Wales are to be scrapped from September 2016 and replaced with loans. More...